The golden age of immersion theory in topology: 1959-1973. A Mathematical survey from a historical perspective

Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 163-180

  Spring, David ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

H principle; Immersion theory; Leningrad school; Smale's theory; Topology

Indexed keywords

EID: 18144410956     PISSN: 02730979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-05-01048-7     Document Type: Article

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