Contact structures, equivariant spin bordism, and periodic fundamental groups

Mathematische Annalen

Volumn 320, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 685-708

  Geiges, Hansjörg ^a   Thomas, Charles B ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035640992     PISSN: 00255831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00004491     Document Type: Article

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