Isoperimetric inequalities in nilpotent groups

Journal of the London Mathematical Society

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 588-600

  Pittet, Christophe ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE MATHÉMATIQUES DE TOULOUSE   (France)

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EID: 0031160952     PISSN: 00246107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1112/S0024610797005140     Document Type: Article

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