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A short proof that compact 2-manifolds can be triangulated

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University, 48823, East Lansing, Michigan, USA

    P. H. Doyle &  D. A. Moran

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Work on this paper was supported by National Science Foundation Grant GP-7126.

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Doyle, P.H., Moran, D.A. A short proof that compact 2-manifolds can be triangulated. Invent Math 5, 160–162 (1968). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01425546

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