The present paper extends the theory of 4-dimensional thickening [3], [4], in the NON-PROPER case. Concrete uses of this extensions are to be founded in [2].
@article{BUMI_2009_9_2_2_467_0,
author = {Valentin Po\'enaru and Corrado Tanasi},
title = {Smooth 4-Dimensional Thickening of Singular 2-Dimensional Complex in the non Compact Case},
journal = {Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana},
volume = {2},
year = {2009},
pages = {467-482},
zbl = {1217.57016},
mrnumber = {2537283},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/BUMI_2009_9_2_2_467_0}
}
Poénaru, Valentin; Tanasi, Corrado. Smooth 4-Dimensional Thickening of Singular 2-Dimensional Complex in the non Compact Case. Bollettino dell'Unione Matematica Italiana, Tome 2 (2009) pp. 467-482. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/BUMI_2009_9_2_2_467_0/
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