A Unique Decomposition Theorem for 3-Manifolds

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DOI10.2307/2372800zbMath0108.36501OpenAlexW2075529902WikidataQ56059201 ScholiaQ56059201MaRDI QIDQ3844886

John W. Milnor

Publication date: 1962

Published in: American Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.2307/2372800



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