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Existence and deformation theory for scalar-flat Kähler metrics on compact complex surfaces

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LeBrun, C., Singer, M. Existence and deformation theory for scalar-flat Kähler metrics on compact complex surfaces. Invent Math 112, 273–313 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01232436

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