Symplectic rational blowdowns

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 505-518

  Symington, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0013173681     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1214424968     Document Type: Article

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