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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Compression Theorem of Rourke and Sanderson

Abstract

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This is an exposition of the Compression Theorem of Colin Rourke and Brian Sanderson, which leads to a new proof of the Immersion Theorem.

Degree

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Department dc:contributor.department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mathematics
Grantor dc:publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Year dc:date.issued
2006

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Mellis, Daniel (Daniel Paul)
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Tomasz Mrowka.

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.
Language dc:language.iso
eng

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Handle dc:identifier.uri
http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35136
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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/35136

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Mellis, Daniel (Daniel Paul). The Compression Theorem of Rourke and Sanderson. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35136