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On the strict contractibility of polyhedra

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In this paper we study conditions under which a compact contractible polyhedron is strictly contractible to a point.

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  1. Dipartimento di Matematica e Applicazioni “R.Caccioppoli”, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, via Cintia, 80126, Naples, Italy

    S. Dragotti, G. Magro & L. Parlato

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Dragotti, S., Magro, G. & Parlato, L. On the strict contractibility of polyhedra. Ricerche mat. 58, 153–155 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11587-009-0054-0

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