# Pontryagin forms on (4r−2)-manifolds and symplectic structures on the spaces of Riemannian metrics

@article{Prez2005PontryaginFO,
title={Pontryagin forms on (4r−2)-manifolds and symplectic structures on the spaces of Riemannian metrics},
author={Roberto Ferreiro P{\'e}rez and Jaime Mu{\~n}oz Masqu{\'e}},
journal={Differential Geometry and Its Applications},
year={2005},
volume={30},
pages={206-215}
}
• Published 4 July 2005
• Mathematics
• Differential Geometry and Its Applications
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