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Author(s): Burak Ozbagci and András I. Stipsicz
Title: Surgery on contact 3-manifolds and Stein surfaces
Additional book information: Springer-Verlag, Berlin; János Bolyai Mathematical Society, Budapest, 2004, 281, US$89.95, 3-540-22944-2; ISBN 963-9453-03-X


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Additional Information:

Reviewer(s):
John B. Etnyre
Affiliation: Georgia Institute of Technology
Email: etnyre@math.gatech.edu

Review Information:
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 43 (2006), 429-434.

MSC (2000): Primary 53D35; Secondary 32Q28, 57R17, 57R65
DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-06-01102-5
PII: S 0273-0979(06)01102-5
Posted: April 19, 2006
Copyright of article: Copyright 2006, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.


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