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Betti numbers of 3-Sasakian manifolds

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A vanishing theorem and constraints are given for the Betti numbers of compact 3-Sasakian manifolds.

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    Krzysztof Galicki

  2. Mathematical Institute, 24-29 St Giles', OX1 3LB, Oxford, U.K.

    Simon Salamon

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Galicki, K., Salamon, S. Betti numbers of 3-Sasakian manifolds. Geom Dedicata 63, 45–68 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00181185

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