Universal characteristic factors and furstenberg averages

Journal of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-97

  Ziegler, Tamar ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY   (United States)

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EID: 33750913592     PISSN: 08940347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0894-0347-06-00532-7     Document Type: Article

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