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Chern numbers of almost complex manifolds
Author(s):
Hansjörg
Geiges
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.
129
(2001),
3749-3752.
MSC (2000):
Primary 57R20, 32Q60
Posted:
May 7, 2001
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It is shown that any system of numbers that can be realised as the system of Chern numbers of an almost complex manifold of dimension  ,  , can also be realised in this way by a connected almost complex manifold. This answers an old question posed by Hirzebruch.
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Additional Information:
Hansjörg
Geiges
Affiliation:
Mathematisch Instituut, Universiteit Leiden, Postbus 9512, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands
Email:
geiges@math.leidenuniv.nl
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9939-01-06027-0
PII:
S 0002-9939(01)06027-0
Received by editor(s):
May 2, 2000
Posted:
May 7, 2001
Communicated by:
Ralph Cohen
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