Conformally invariant non-local operators

Pacific Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 201, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 19-60

  Branson, Thomas ^a   Gover, A Rod ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0038438092     PISSN: 00308730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/pjm.2001.201.19     Document Type: Article

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