Definition:Category of n-Dimensional Cobordism
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Definition
The category of n-dimensional cobordism is the category $\mathbf{nCob}$ with:
| Objects: | $\paren {n - 1}$-dimensional topological manifolds | |
| Morphisms: | cobordisms | |
| Composition: | glueing of cobordisms | |
| Identity morphisms: | cylinder cobordisms |