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Author(s): Gerard Misiolek
Journal: Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 124 (1996), 977-982.
MSC (1991): Primary 58B20, 58D05; Secondary 76E99
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Abstract: An example of a geodesic in ${\mathcal D}_{\mu}(T^2)$ with conjugate points is given, thus providing an affirmative answer to a question of V.I. Arnol $'$

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