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Topics in Cohomological Studies of Algebraic Varieties

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Brion, M. (2005). Lectures on the Geometry of Flag Varieties. In: Pragacz, P. (eds) Topics in Cohomological Studies of Algebraic Varieties. Trends in Mathematics. Birkhäuser Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-7643-7342-3_2

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