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Michael’s problem and the Poincaré-Fatou-Bieberbach phenomenon
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 15 (1986), 127-187
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  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 15 (1986), 127-187
  • MSC (1985): Primary 32H25; Secondary 46H05, 32-03, 01A55, 01A60
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1986-15463-7
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