On lens spaces and their symplectic fillings

Mathematical Research Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 13-22

  Lisca, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

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EID: 2442572199     PISSN: 10732780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/MRL.2004.v11.n1.a2     Document Type: Article

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