(1) Max-Planck-Institut für Mathematik, Vivatsgasse, 7, 53111 Bonn, Germany;(2) Dipartimento di Matematica, Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milan, Italy
Abstract:
We show that the Atiyah–Hirzebruch K-theory of spaces admits a canonical generalization for stratified spaces. For this we study algebraic constructions on stratified vector bundles. In particular the tangent bundle of a stratified manifold is such a stratified vector bundle.