Positive scalar curvature and the Dirac operator on complete riemannian manifolds
Gromov, Mikhael ; Lawson, H. Blaine
Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 58 (1983), p. 83-196 / Harvested from Numdam
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Gromov, Mikhael; Lawson, H. Blaine. Positive scalar curvature and the Dirac operator on complete riemannian manifolds. Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 58 (1983) pp. 83-196. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/PMIHES_1983__58__83_0/

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