Kazhdan constants for conjugacy classes of compact groups

Journal of Algebra

Volumn 270, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 564-582

  Neuhauser, Markus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

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EID: 0346899407     PISSN: 00218693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jalgebra.2003.08.007     Document Type: Article

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