Discrete logarithmic energy on the sphere

Pacific Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 207, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 345-358

  Dragnev, P D ^a   Legg, D A ^a   Townsend, D W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

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EID: 0036972509     PISSN: 00308730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/pjm.2002.207.345     Document Type: Article

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