The homology 3-spheres with involutions

The homology $3$-spheres with involutions
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Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 75 (1979), 308-310 Request permission

Let $\Sigma$ be a homology 3-sphere which supports an orientation reversing involution. Then $\mu (\Sigma ) = 0$.

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