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O(2) actions on the 5-sphere

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    Ronald Fintushel

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Utah, 84112, Salt Lake City, UT, USA

    Ronald J. Stern

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Fintushel, R., Stern, R.J. O(2) actions on the 5-sphere. Invent Math 87, 457–476 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01389237

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