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A theorem of Tits type for compact Kähler manifolds

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We prove a theorem of Tits type about automorphism groups for compact Kähler manifolds, which has been conjectured in the paper [9].

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Zhang, DQ. A theorem of Tits type for compact Kähler manifolds. Invent. math. 176, 449–459 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00222-008-0166-2

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