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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 5 (1981), 1-13
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  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 5 (1981), 1-13
  • MSC (1980): Primary 58F05
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1981-14911-9
  • MathSciNet review: 614310