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A loop theorem for duality spaces and fibred ribbon knots

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Partially supported by NSF Grant MCS78-02995 and an Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship

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Casson, A.J., Gordon, C.M. A loop theorem for duality spaces and fibred ribbon knots. Invent Math 74, 119–137 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01388533

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