The index of grad f(x, y)

Topology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1339-1361

  Durfee, Alan H ^a  

^a MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0040092308     PISSN: 00409383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-9383(97)00089-X     Document Type: Article

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