A positive solution to the Busemann-Petty problem in ℝ4

Annals of Mathematics

Volumn 149, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 535-543

  Zhang, Gaoyong ^a  

^a POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033434568     PISSN: 0003486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/120974     Document Type: Article

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