2010/11/09 by Jonathan Elmer, Martin Kohls · 1 citation
Mathematics · #Advanced Algebra and Geometry #Advanced Operator Algebra Research #Geometric and Algebraic Topology #math.AC #msc:13A50 #msc:13N15
paper · pdf · doi:10.1090/s0002-9939-2011-11273-5
published as Proc. Amer. Math. Soc. 140 (2012), 135-146 · 10 pages
arxiv created 2010/11/09 · openalex publication_date 2011/07/13 · arxiv updated 2013/01/23 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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