Elliptic methods in symplectic geometry

McDuff, Dusa

doi:10.1090/S0273-0979-1990-15928-2

Author: Dusa McDuff
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 23 (1990), 311-358
MSC (1985): Primary 53C15, 58E05, 58F05
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1990-15928-2
MathSciNet review: 1039425
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