The cell-like approximation theorem in dimension 5

Fundamenta Mathematicae

Volumn 197, Issue , 2007, Pages 81-121

  Daverman, Robert J ^a,b   Halverson, Denise M ^a,c  

^a University of Tennessee ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell like approximation theorem; Disjoint disks; Manifold recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949141155     PISSN: 00162736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4064/fm197-0-5     Document Type: Article

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