A geometric parametrization for the virtual euler characteristics of the moduli spaces of real and complex algebraic curves

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 353, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 4405-4427

  Goulden, I P ^a   Harer, J L ^b   Jackson, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23044530167     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/s0002-9947-01-02876-8     Document Type: Article

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