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A well-known result of D. Mumford says that a normal analytic surface dominated by a smooth surface has at most quotient singularities. We pose an analogous question in dimension > 2. An affirmative answer to this question has some interesting consequences. We also discuss some related general results which support a positive answer to this question.
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Gurjar, R.V. (2003). On a Generalization of Mumford’s Result and Related Question. In: Musili, C. (eds) Advances in Algebra and Geometry. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-12-5_13
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