Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 26, issue 5 (2026)

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Negative-definite spin filling and branched double covers

Soheil Azarpendar

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 26 (2026) 1655–1680

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2026.26.1655

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