Counting curves on rational surfaces

Manuscripta Mathematica

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-84

  Vakil, Ravi ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0034412462     PISSN: 00252611     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002291020053     Document Type: Article

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