TY - BOOK AU - Weiss,Michael S. AU - Williams,Bruce E. TI - Automorphisms of manifolds and algebraic K-theory T2 - Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, SN - 9781470417208 (online) AV - QA612.7 .W38 2014 U1 - 514/.34 23 PY - 2014///- CY - Providence, Rhode Island PB - American Mathematical Society KW - Homology theory KW - Manifolds (Mathematics) KW - K-theory KW - Automorphisms N1 - Description based on: pt. 3; Includes bibliographical references; Chapter 1. Introduction; Chapter 2. Outline of proof; Chapter 3. Visible $L$-theory revisited; Chapter 4. The hyperquadratic $L$-theory of a point; Chapter 5. Excision and restriction in controlled $L$-theory; Chapter 6. Control and visible $L$-theory; Chapter 7. Control, stabilization and change of decoration; Chapter 8. Spherical fibrations and twisted duality; Chapter 9. Homotopy invariant characteristics and signatures; Chapter 10. Excisive characteristics and signatures; Chapter 11. Algebraic approximations to structure spaces: Set-up; Chapter 12. Algebraic approximations to structure spaces: Constructions; Chapter 13. Algebraic models for structure spaces: Proofs; Appendix A. Homeomorphism groups of some stratified spaces; Appendix B. Controlled homeomorphism groups; Appendix C. $K$-theory of pairs and diagrams; Appendix D. Corrections and Elaborations; Access is restricted to licensed institutions; Electronic reproduction; Providence, Rhode Island; American Mathematical Society; 2014 UR - http://www.ams.org/memo/1084/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1090/memo/1084 ER -