On the approximation of certain mass distributions appearing in distance geometry

Acta Mathematica Hungarica

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 295-316

  Larcher, G ^a   Schmid, W Ch ^a   Wolf, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

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EID: 0034346584     PISSN: 02365294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006773702255     Document Type: Article

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