On the cut locus in Alexandrov spaces and applications to convex surfaces

Pacific Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 217, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 375-386

  Zamfirescu, Tudor ^a  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 12744272377     PISSN: 00308730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/pjm.2004.217.375     Document Type: Article

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