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On the hypersurfacex+x 2y+z 2+t 3=0 in ℂ4 or a ℂ4-like threefold which is not C3

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In this note it will be proved that the threefold in ℂ4 which is given byx+x 2 y+z 2+t 3=0 is not isomorphic to ℂ3. Here ℂ is the field of complex numbers.

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Makar-Limanov, L. On the hypersurfacex+x 2y+z 2+t 3=0 in ℂ4 or a ℂ4-like threefold which is not C3 . Israel J. Math. 96, 419–429 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02937314

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