Amenability of Discrete Groups by Examples

Juschenko, Kate

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Amenability of Discrete Groups by Examples

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Kate Juschenko, University of Texas, Austin, TX

Publication: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs
Publication Year: 2022; Volume 266
ISBNs: 978-1-4704-7032-6 (print); 978-1-4704-7109-5 (online)
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