Cohomological lower bounds for isoperimetric functions on groups

Topology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1031-1072

  Gersten, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

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EID: 0032571053     PISSN: 00409383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-9383(97)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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