Positively curved manifolds with symmetry

Annals of Mathematics

Volumn 163, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 607-668

  Wilking, Burkhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

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EID: 33746048847     PISSN: 0003486X     EISSN: 0003486X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4007/annals.2006.163.607     Document Type: Article

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