A criterion for cellularity in a topological $4$-manifold
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Abstract:
We give a necessary and sufficient condition for a compact set in the interior of a topological $4$-manifold to be cellular. This generalizes D. R. McMillan’s cellularity criterion for higher dimensions to dimension four.References
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- © Copyright 1987 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 100 (1987), 564-566
- MSC: Primary 57N60
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-1987-0891164-8
- MathSciNet review: 891164