From one bubble to several bubbles: The low-dimensional case

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 399-473

  Druet, Olivier ^a  

^a UNITÉ DE MATHÉMATIQUES PURES ET APPLIQUÉES   (France)

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EID: 0344928496     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1090426771     Document Type: Article

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