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1. • CommentRowNumber1.
   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeFeb 28th 2014
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexA student asked "What is a cobordism?" and I checked and realized that the $n$Lab entry _[[cobordism]]_ was effectively empty. So I have now added some basic text in the Idea-section and added a bare minimum of references. Much more should be done of course, but at least now there are pointers.

   A student asked “What is a cobordism?” and I checked and realized that the $n$Lab entry cobordism was effectively empty.

   So I have now added some basic text in the Idea-section and added a bare minimum of references. Much more should be done of course, but at least now there are pointers.

2. • CommentRowNumber2.
   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeOct 20th 2019
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexadded graphics ([here](https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/cobordism#RelationToCohomotopy)) illustrating the "pair creation" cobordism for 0-dimensional submanifolds, and its Cohomoitopy charge map <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/diff/cobordism/27">diff</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/cobordism/27">v27</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/cobordism">current</a>

   added graphics (here) illustrating the “pair creation” cobordism for 0-dimensional submanifolds, and its Cohomoitopy charge map

   diff, v27, current