Regularity of Lorentzian Busemann functions

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 348, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 2063-2084

  Galloway, Gregory J ^a   Horta, Arnaldo ^b  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

^b NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY   (United States)

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EID: 21344431818     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/s0002-9947-96-01587-5     Document Type: Article

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