A new construction of isospectral Riemannian nilmanifolds with examples

Michigan Mathematical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 159-188

  Gornet, Ruth ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0030475236     PISSN: 00262285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1307/mmj/1029005395     Document Type: Article

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