Geometry of the complex of curves II: Hierarchical structure

Geometric and Functional Analysis

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 902-974

  Masur, Howard A ^a   Minsky, Yair N ^b  

^a University of Illinois at Chicago   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034369294     PISSN: 1016443X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001643     Document Type: Article

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