Cohomology pairings on singular quotients in geometric invariant theory

Transformation Groups

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 217-259

  Jeffrey, Lisa C ^a   Kirwan, Frances ^b   Kiem, Young Hoon ^c   Woolf, Jonathan ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^d CHRIST S COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0141888428     PISSN: 10834362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00031-003-0510-y     Document Type: Article

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