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Circle actions on homotopy spheres bounding generalized plumbing manifolds

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Partially supported by National Science Foundation grants GP-19530XI and GP-36418X.

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Schultz, R. Circle actions on homotopy spheres bounding generalized plumbing manifolds. Math. Ann. 205, 201–210 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01349230

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