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Least area incompressible surfaces in 3-manifolds. (English) Zbl 0482.53045


MSC:

53C42 Differential geometry of immersions (minimal, prescribed curvature, tight, etc.)
53C40 Global submanifolds

Citations:

Zbl 0431.53051
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