Filling area conjecture and ovalless real hyperelliptic surfaces

Geometric and Functional Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 577-597

  Bangert, V ^a   Croke, C ^b   Ivanov, S ^c   Katz, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c STEKLOV MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^d BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 24944544831     PISSN: 1016443X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00039-005-0517-8     Document Type: Article

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