This volume contains the proceedings of the conference on Manifolds, $K$-Theory, and Related Topics, held from June 23-27, 2014, in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
The articles contained in this volume are a collection of research papers featuring recent advances in homotopy theory, $K$-theory, and their applications to manifolds. Topics covered include homotopy and manifold calculus, structured spectra, and their applications to group theory and the geometry of manifolds.
This volume is a tribute to the influence of Tom Goodwillie in these fields.
G. Arone and M. Ching, Manifolds, K-theory and the calculus of functors
J. E. Bergner and P. Hackney, Diagrams encoding group actions on
$\Gamma$-spaces
S. Chang, S. Weinberger, and G. Yu, Contractible manifolds with exotic
positive scalar curvature behavior
E. D. Farjoun and Y. Segev, Relative Schur multipliers and universal
extensions of group homomorphisms
T. G. Goodwillie, Scissors congruence with mixed dimensions
J. R. Klein and S. Tilson, On the moduli space of $A_\infty$-structures
J. Noel, Nilpotence in the symplectic bordism ring
K. E. Pelatt and D. P. Sinha, A geometric homology representative in the
space of knots
M. Szymik, Brauer spaces for commutative rings and structured ring spectra
H. L. Tanaka, Bridgeland stability, 2-Segal spaces, and the Ran space of the
line
S. Tillmann and M. S. Weiss, Occupants in manifolds.
Gregory Arone, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA.
Brenda Johnson, Union College, Schenectady, NY.
Pascal Lambrechts, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium.
Brian A. Munson, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD.
Ismar Volic, Wellesley College, MA.