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Title: Stable rationality in smooth families of threefolds
We exhibit families of smooth projective threefolds with both stably rational and non stably rational fibers.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1701659
PAR ID:
10378144
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Duke mathematical journal
ISSN:
0012-7094
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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