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In this paper, we prove the restriction estimates for 2D surfaces S:= {(xi1, xi2, xi1^3 +/- xi2^3) : (xi1, xi2) in [0,1]^2} by reducing to Wang-Wu's result on the perturbed paraboloid and to the results on the perturbed hyperboloid obtained…

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