Sharp concentration of random polytopes

Geometric and Functional Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1284-1318

  Vu, V H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 32344444110     PISSN: 1016443X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00039-005-0541-8     Document Type: Article

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