A note on contact structures

Pacific Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 182, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-204

  Akbulut, S ^a   Matveyev, R ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0039065142     PISSN: 00308730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/pjm.1998.182.201     Document Type: Review

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