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Realization spaces of 4-polytopes are universal

Author(s): Jurgen Richter-Gebert; Guenter M. Ziegler
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 32 (1995), 403-412.
MSC (1991): Primary 52B11
MathSciNet review: 1316500
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DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1995-00604-X
PII: S 0273-0979(1995)00604-X