The Classification of Immersions of Spheres in Euclidean Spaces

@article{Smale1959TheCO,
  title={The Classification of Immersions of Spheres in Euclidean Spaces},
  author={Stephen Smale},
  journal={Annals of Mathematics},
  year={1959},
  volume={69},
  pages={327}
}
  • S. Smale
  • Published 1 March 1959
  • Mathematics
  • Annals of Mathematics
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