Manifolds with preassigned curvature—a survey
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- Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 81 (1975), 313-329
- MSC (1970): Primary 53-02, 53C20, 53C45
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9904-1975-13740-2
- MathSciNet review: 0367861