Extending a disk to a sphere

Martin, Joseph M.

doi:10.1090/S0002-9947-1963-0158381-4

Extending a disk to a sphere

Author: Joseph M. Martin
Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 109 (1963), 385-399
MSC: Primary 54.78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1963-0158381-4
MathSciNet review: 0158381
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