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Positive Scalar Curvature Metrics — Existence and Classification Questions

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Let M be an n-dimensional manifold (all manifolds considered in this paper are smooth, compact, and, unless otherwise specified, their boundary is empty).

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana, 46556, USA

    Stephan Stolz

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  1. Département de Mathématiques, EPFL, 1015, Laussane, Switzerland

    S. D. Chatterji

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Stolz, S. (1995). Positive Scalar Curvature Metrics — Existence and Classification Questions. In: Chatterji, S.D. (eds) Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9078-6_56

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