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Topology of the universe is the remains of quantum cosmology. The theoretical and observational aspects for the topology of the universe are discussed to show that the significances of topology of the universe in present observations can shed some light on the properties of the universe in the quantum cosmological era.
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Fang, L.Z., Mo, H.J. (1987). Topology of the Universe. In: Hewitt, A., Burbidge, G., Fang, L.Z. (eds) Observational Cosmology. International Astronomical Union/ Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 124. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3853-3_44
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