Gromov’s compactness theorem for pseudo holomorphic curves

Gromov’s compactness theorem for pseudo holomorphic curves
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We give a complete proof for Gromov’s compactness theorem for pseudo holomorphic curves both in the case of closed curves and curves with boundary.

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