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An analysis of the homotopy type of spaces with the same homology as the sphere Sn (n>1) is given. All such spaces are constructed by means of algebraic “invariants” and a certain homology decomposition tower.
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Dror, E. Homology spheres. Israel J. Math. 15, 115–129 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02764597
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02764597