4-dimensional Busemann G-spaces are 4-manifolds

Differential Geometry and its Application

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 245-270

  Thurston, Paul ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Cell like resolution; Geodesic space; Homology manifold; Sythentic geometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030240120     PISSN: 09262245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0926-2245(96)82421-1     Document Type: Article

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