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Topological Entropy of Generalized Polygon Exchanges

Author(s): Eugene Gutkin; Nicolai Haydn
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 32 (1995), 50-56.
MSC (1991): Primary 28D20, 58F11, 52B99
MathSciNet review: 1273398
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DOI: 10.1090/S0273-0979-1995-00555-0
PII: S 0273-0979(1995)00555-0