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$\Lambda $\<-Trees and Their Applications

Author(s): John W. Morgan
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 26 (1992), 87-112.
MSC (1991): Primary 05C25, 54F62, 54H12, 20G99, 20F32
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DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1992-00237-9
PII: S 0273-0979(1992)00237-9