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Topics in four-dimensional Riemannian geometry

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Salamon, S. (1983). Topics in four-dimensional Riemannian geometry. In: Vesentini, E. (eds) Geometry Seminar “Luigi Bianchi”. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1022. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0071601

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