Bochner's method for cell complexes and combinatorial Ricci curvature

Discrete and Computational Geometry

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 323-374

  Forman, R Robin ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037972746     PISSN: 01795376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00454-002-0743-x     Document Type: Article

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