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Ma, Li; Zhu, Anqiang

doi:10.1090/proc/12973

Why the cigar cannot be isometrically immersed into the 3-space
This article has been retracted
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by Li Ma and Anqiang Zhu

Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 144 (2016), 2619-2622

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/proc/12973

Published electronically: December 21, 2015

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The article "Why the cigar cannot be isometrically immersed into the 3-space" by Li Ma and Anqiang Zhu (Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society 144 (2016), no. 6, 2619-2622) is retracted by the author on May 17, 2016 due to mathematical errors detected by the author at a later stage. The article was not withdrawn because of any errors or technical problems found by the reviewers or editors.

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