Minimal entropy and Mostow's rigidity theorems

Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 623-649

  Besson, Gérard ^a   Courtois, Gilles ^b   Gallot, Sylvestre ^c  

^a INSTITUT FOURIER   (France)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

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EID: 0040240448     PISSN: 01433857     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0143385700009019     Document Type: Article

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