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Every three-sphere of positive Ricci curvature contains a minimal embedded torus

Author(s): Brian White
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 21 (1989), 71-75.
MSC (1980): Primary 58E12, 53A10, 49F10
MathSciNet review: 994891
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DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1989-15765-0
PII: S 0273-0979(1989)15765-0


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