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Smoothing theory and Freedman's work on four manifolds

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Algebraic Topology Aarhus 1982

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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Chicago, 60637, Chicago, IL

    Richard Lashof

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Notre Dame, 46556, Notre Dame, IN

    Laurence Taylor

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Lashof, R., Taylor, L. (1984). Smoothing theory and Freedman's work on four manifolds. In: Madsen, I.H., Oliver, R.A. (eds) Algebraic Topology Aarhus 1982. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1051. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0075572

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