The third Betti number of a positively pinched Riemannian six manifold (Q1066475)

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The third Betti number of a positively pinched Riemannian six manifold
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    The third Betti number of a positively pinched Riemannian six manifold (English)
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    We prove that if the sectional curvature, K, of a compact 6-manifold without boundary satisfies \(1\geq K>(4\sqrt{10}- 4)/(4\sqrt{10}+23)\cong.2426,\) then its third (real) Betti number is zero.
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    sectional curvature
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    Betti number
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