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arxiv: 0904.4684 · v1 · submitted 2009-04-29 · 🧮 math.AT · math.KT

Equivalence of higher torsion invariants

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We show that the smooth torsion of bundles of manifolds constructed by Dwyer, Weiss, and Williams satisfies the axioms for higher torsion developed by Igusa. As a consequence we obtain that the smooth Dwyer-Weiss-Williams torsion is proportional to the higher torsion of Igusa and Klein.

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