Nonpositively curved 2-complexes with isolated flats

Geometry and Topology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2004, Pages 205-275

  Hruska, G Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Isolated flats; Nonpositive curvature; Quasigeodesics; Thin triangles; Word hyperbolic

Indexed keywords

EID: 4344630003     PISSN: 14653060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/gt.2004.8.205     Document Type: Review

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