Residual properties of free groups and probabilistic methods

Journal fur die Reine und Angewandte Mathematik

Volumn , Issue 556, 2003, Pages 159-172

  Dixon, John D ^a   Pyber, László ^b   Seress, Ákos ^c   Shalev, Aner ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

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EID: 0037248840     PISSN: 00754102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/crll.2003.019     Document Type: Article

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