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Regarding a proof in the surgery theorem by Gromov and Lawson

I have a question regarding a proof in the article The classification of simply connected manifolds of positive scalar curvature written by Gromov and Lawson. The precise reference is: Gromov, ...
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Can one extend a Hermitian bundle from a compact manifold with boundary to its Riemannian double?

Let $M$ be a compact Riemannian manifold with boundary, and let $E \to M$ be a Hermitian vector bundle, endowed with a compatible connection. Let $\tilde M$ be a Riemannian double of $M$. Does $E$ ...
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Extending fibre metrics of submanifolds to Riemannian metrics

Let $M$ be a smooth manifold and $S\subseteq M$ a properly embedded smooth submanifold. Suppose that we have a fibre metric on $TM|_S$, i.e. a positive definite real inner-product on $T_pM$ for all $p\...
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