Finitely presented subgroups of automatic groups and their isoperimetric functions

Journal of the London Mathematical Society

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 292-304

  Baumslag, Gilbert ^a   Bridson, Martin R ^c   Miller III, Charles F ^b   Short, Hamish ^d  

^a CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

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EID: 0000803189     PISSN: 00246107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1112/S0024610797005395     Document Type: Article

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