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Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society

The Bulletin publishes expository articles on contemporary mathematical research, written in a way that gives insight to mathematicians who may not be experts in the particular topic. The Bulletin also publishes reviews of selected books in mathematics and short articles in the Mathematical Perspectives section, both by invitation only.

ISSN 1088-9485 (online) ISSN 0273-0979 (print)

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Book Review

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MathSciNet review: 1567859
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Book Information:

Authors: Winfried Bruns and Udo Vetter
Title: Determinantal rings
Additional book information: Springer Lecture Notes 1327, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, 1988, vii+236 pp., $20.00. ISBN 3-540-19468-1.

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  • Review Information:

    Reviewer: Jerzy Weyman
    Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 22 (1990), 357-361
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1990-15911-7