Cut points and canonical splittings of hyperbolic groups

Acta Mathematica

Volumn 180, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 145-186

  Bowditch, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001577199     PISSN: 00015962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02392898     Document Type: Article

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