Novikov additivity II (Ex)
From Manifold Atlas
This is an exercise in Novikov additivity for normal complexes.
Let
be a
-dimensional Poincare pair with the fundametal class
which maps to the fundamental class
under the boundary homomorphism,
.
Suppose that we have a
-dimensional normal pair
whose fundamental class
maps to
under the boundary map. Form the normal space
. Show that

Hint: check the Novikov additivity exercise and the definition of the quadratic boundary of a (normal,Poincare) pair.