The string coproduct "knows" Reidemeister/Whitehead torsion

arXiv2106.11307MaRDI QIDQ6370865FDOQ6370865

Authors: Florian Naef 

Publication date: 21 June 2021

Abstract: We show that the string coproduct is not homotopy invariant. More precisely, we show that the (reduced) coproducts are different on $L(1,7)$ and $L(2,7)$. Moreover, the coproduct on $L(k,7)$ can be expressed in terms of the Reidemeister torsion and hence transforms with respect to the Whitehead torsion of a homotopy equivalence. The string coproduct can thereby be used to compute the image of the Whitehead torsion under the Dennis trace map.

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