Flip theorem and the existence of minimal models for 3-folds

Mori, Shigefumi

doi:10.1090/S0894-0347-1988-0924704-X

Flip theorem and the existence of minimal models for $3$-folds

Author: Shigefumi Mori
Journal: J. Amer. Math. Soc. 1 (1988), 117-253
MSC: Primary 14J30; Secondary 14E35
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0894-0347-1988-0924704-X
MathSciNet review: 924704
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