A complete proof of the poincaré and geometrization conjectures - application of the hamilton-perelman theory of the ricci flow

Asian Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-492

  Cao, Huai Dong ^a   Zhu, Xi Ping ^b  

^a LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Geometrization of 3 manifolds; Hamilton Perelman theory; Poincar conjecture; Ricci flow; Ricci flow with surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904012108     PISSN: 10936106     EISSN: 19450036     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.4310/AJM.2006.v10.n2.a2     Document Type: Article

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