The ergodic theory of discrete isometry groups on manifolds of variable negative curvature

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 348, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4965-5005

  Yue, Chengbo ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0346175873     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/s0002-9947-96-01614-5     Document Type: Article

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