Applications of convex integration to symplectic and contact geometry
Duff, Dusa Mc
Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 37 (1987), p. 107-133 / Harvested from Numdam
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La méthode d’intégration convexe développée par Gromov est appliquée aux problèmes concernant l’existence et l’unicité des structures symplectiques et de contact

We apply Gromov’s method of convex integration to problems related to the existence and uniqueness of symplectic and contact structures

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Duff, Dusa Mc. Applications of convex integration to symplectic and contact geometry. Annales de l'Institut Fourier, Tome 37 (1987) pp. 107-133. doi : 10.5802/aif.1079. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/AIF_1987__37_1_107_0/

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