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Growth of leaves in transversely affine foliations

Author(s): Robert A. Wolak
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 127 (1999), 2167-2173.
MSC (1991): Primary 57R30
Posted: March 1, 1999
MathSciNet review: 1473682
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Abstract: In this note we give estimates for the growth of leaves in transversely affine foliations which depend on the properties of the affine holonomy group.

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