A conformally invariant sphere theorem in four dimensions
Chang, Sun-Yung A. ; Gursky, Matthew J. ; Yang, Paul C.
Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 98 (2003), p. 105-143 / Harvested from Numdam
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Chang, Sun-Yung A.; Gursky, Matthew J.; Yang, Paul C. A conformally invariant sphere theorem in four dimensions. Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 98 (2003) pp. 105-143. doi : 10.1007/s10240-003-0017-z. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/PMIHES_2003__98__105_0/

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