Generating infinite symmetric groups

Bulletin of the London Mathematical Society

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 429-440

  Bergman, George M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 33744933493     PISSN: 00246093     EISSN: 14692120     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1112/S0024609305018308     Document Type: Article

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