Monoid kernels and profinite topologies on the free Abelian group

Bulletin of the Australian Mathematical Society

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 391-402

  Steinberg, Benjamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

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EID: 0001289492     PISSN: 00049727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0004972700036571     Document Type: Review

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