Essential dimensions of algebraic groups and a resolution theorem for G-varieties

Canadian Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1018-1056

  Reichstein, Zinovy ^a   Youssin, Boris ^a  

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EID: 0007088113     PISSN: 0008414X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4153/CJM-2000-043-5     Document Type: Article

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