Turbulence, amalgamation, and generic automorphisms of homogeneous structures

Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 302-350

  Kechris, Alexander S ^a   Rosendal, Christian ^a,b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 34347348205     PISSN: 00246115     EISSN: 1460244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1112/plms/pdl007     Document Type: Article

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