Obstructions to fibering a manifold (Q711652)

The authors define torsion obstructions for a map \(f: M \rightarrow N\) of closed topological manifolds, such that, if the torsion obstruction of \(f\) vanishes then \(f\) is homotopy equivalent to a projection of a locally trivial fiber bundle. If \(N = S^1\), these torsion obstructions are identified with the ones due to \textit{F. T. Farrell} [Math. J., Indiana Univ. 21, 315--346 (1971; Zbl 0242.57016)]. The authors also prove a composition formula for the torsion obstruction and they introduce Poincaré torsion which is the obstruction for a finite Poincaré complex to be homotopy equivalent to a simple Poincaré complex. At the end of the article, the authors present some interesting open questions.