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Author(s): Volodymyr Nekrashevych
Title: Self-similar groups
Additional book information: Mathematical Surveys and Monographs, vol. 117, American Mathematical Society, Providence, RI, 2005, xii + 231, US$59.00, ISBN 978-0-8218-3831-0


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Reviewer(s):
Rostislav Grigorchuk
Affiliation: Texas A&M University
Email: grigorch@math.tamu.edu

Review Information:
Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 44 (2007), 505-512.

MSC (2000): Primary 20E08; Secondary 20F65, 37B15, 37F10
PII: S 0273-0979(07)01151-2
Posted: April 11, 2007
Copyright of article: Copyright 2007, American Mathematical Society
The copyright for this article reverts to public domain after 28 years from publication.


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