The Ore conjecture

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 939-1008

  Liebeck, Martin W ^a   O'Brien, E A ^b   Shalev, Aner ^c   Tiep, Pham Huu ^d  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 77954912738     PISSN: 14359855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4171/jems/220     Document Type: Article

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