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The impact of Thom's cobordism theory
Author(s):
Michael
Atiyah
Journal:
Bull. Amer. Math. Soc.
41
(2004),
337-340.
MSC (2000):
Primary 14-XX, 19-XX, 53-XX, 58-XX, 81-XX
Posted:
March 24, 2004
MathSciNet review:
2058290
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Additional Information:
Michael
Atiyah
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, James Clerk Maxwell Building, Kings' Buildings, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, Scotland
DOI:
10.1090/S0273-0979-04-01022-5
PII:
S 0273-0979(04)01022-5
Received by editor(s):
February 23, 2004
Posted:
March 24, 2004
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