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Virtual cohomological dimension of mapping class groups of 3-manifolds
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Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 18 (1988), 27-30
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  • Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 18 (1988), 27-30
  • MSC (1985): Primary 57M99; Secondary 57S99, 55S37, 20F34
  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1988-15582-6
  • MathSciNet review: 919653