Invariant distributions and time averages for horocycle flows

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 465-526

  Flaminio, Livio ^a   Forni, Giovanni ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141941741     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-03-11932-8     Document Type: Article

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