Precise asymptotics of the Ricci flow neckpinch

Communications in Analysis and Geometry

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 773-844

  Angenent, Sigurd B ^a   Knopf, Dan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 44449106563     PISSN: 10198385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/CAG.2007.v15.n4.a6     Document Type: Article

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