A sphere theorem with apinching constant below 1/4

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 214-261

  Abresch, Uwe ^a   Meyer, Wolfgang T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 0005519183     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1214458972     Document Type: Article

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