The homology 3-spheres with involutions

Hsiang, Wu Chung; Pao, Peter Sie

doi:10.1090/S0002-9939-1979-0532156-3

The homology -spheres with involutions

Authors: Wu Chung Hsiang and Peter Sie Pao
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 75 (1979), 308-310
MSC: Primary 57S25; Secondary 57R99
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1979-0532156-3
MathSciNet review: 532156
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Abstract: Let $\Sigma$ be a homology 3-sphere which supports an orientation reversing involution. Then $\mu (\Sigma ) = 0$ .

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