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On the geometry and dynamics of diffeomorphisms of surfaces

Author(s): William P. Thurston
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 19 (1988), 417-431.
MSC (1985): Primary 58F15
MathSciNet review: 956596
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DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1988-15685-6
PII: S 0273-0979(1988)15685-6


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