Geometric Applications of Homotopy Theory I: Proceedings, Evanston, March 21 - 26, 1977 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics)

Fixed point indices and left invariant framings....Pages 1-31 Detecting framed manifolds in the 8 and 16 stems....Pages 32-39 Algebraic k-theory with coefficients $$\underset{\raise0.3em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\thicksim}$}}{Z}$$ /p....Pages 40-84 Torsion with rings for orders and finite groups....Pages 85-105 Computations of gelfand-fuks cohomology, the cohomology of function spaces, and the cohomology of configuration spaces....Pages 106-143 Torsion free mod p H-spaces....Pages 144-149 Representing framed bordism classes by manifolds embedded in low codimension....Pages 150-155 The transfer and characteristic classes....Pages 156-162 The quillen-grothendieck construction and extensions of pairings....Pages 163-169 Endomorphisms of the cohomology ring of finite grassmann manifolds....Pages 170-193 Immersing manifolds and 2-equivalence....Pages 194-197 Mod 2 homotopy-associative H-spaces....Pages 198-216 Lifting actions in fibrations....Pages 217-254 Partial transfers....Pages 255-266 Algebraic-topological problems in approximation theory....Pages 267-270 H-spaces of a given rank....Pages 271-281 Two examples on finite H-spaces....Pages 282-291 Analytic equivariant K-homology....Pages 292-302 Smooth spherical space forms....Pages 303-352 Which Group Structures on S 3 have a maximal torus?....Pages 353-360 G surgery in the homotopy category and K 0 (Z(G))....Pages 361-374 Finite nilpotent group actions on finite complexes....Pages 375-407 Constructions of aspherical manifolds....Pages 408-422 Embeddings and immersions of manifolds....Pages 423-454 Free homotopy theory and localization....Pages 455-459