Divergence in lattices in semisimple lie groups and graphs of groups

Transactions of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 362, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2451-2505

  Drutu, Cornelia ^a   Mozes, Shahar ^b   Sapir, Mark ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77950908079     PISSN: 00029947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/S0002-9947-09-04882-X     Document Type: Article

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