Distortion in transformation groups

Geometry and Topology

Volumn 10, Issue , 2006, Pages 267-293

  Calegari, Danny ^a,b   Freedman, Michael H ^d   De Cornulier, Yaves ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d NONE

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EID: 33645369977     PISSN: 13640380     EISSN: 13640380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/gt.2006.10.267     Document Type: Article

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