Sums of solid 𝑛-spheres

Sums of solid $n$-spheres
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Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 225 (1977), 279-294 Request permission

We prove that the sum of two solid Antoine n-spheres $(n \geqslant 3)$ by the identity on the boundary is homeomorphic to the n-sphere ${S^n}$.

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