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A total whitehead torsion obstruction to fibering over the circle

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Siebenmann, L.C. A total whitehead torsion obstruction to fibering over the circle. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici 45, 1–48 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02567315

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