Short geodesics and gravitational instantons

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1990, Pages 265-275

  Anderson, Michael T ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84972506465     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1214444097     Document Type: Article

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