Higher-dimensional isoperimetric (or Dehn) functions of groups

Journal of Group Theory

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 81-112

  Alonso, J M ^a   Wang, X ^b   Pride, S J ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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