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Semifree locally linear pl actions on the sphere

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This paper aims at giving a complete classification of semifree orientation preserving PL locally linear group actions on the sphere.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Shmuel Weinberger

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Partially supported by an NSF PYI award and a Sloan Foundation Fellowship.

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Weinberger, S. Semifree locally linear pl actions on the sphere. Israel J. Math. 66, 351–363 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02765903

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