Approximating flats by periodic flats in CAT(0) square complexes

Canadian Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 416-448

  Wise, Daniel T ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

CAT(0); Periodic flat planes

Indexed keywords

EID: 17044435929     PISSN: 0008414X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4153/CJM-2005-018-x     Document Type: Article

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