A new proof that Teichmüller space is a cell
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Abstract:
A new proof is given, using the energy of a harmonic map, that Teichmüller space is a cell.References
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- © Copyright 1987 American Mathematical Society
- Journal: Trans. Amer. Math. Soc. 303 (1987), 257-262
- MSC: Primary 32G15; Secondary 53C20, 58E20
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9947-1987-0896021-3
- MathSciNet review: 896021