Discrete conformal variations and scalar curvature on piecewise flat two-and three-dimensional manifolds

Journal of Differential Geometry

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 201-237

  Glickenstein, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 79955134318     PISSN: 0022040X     EISSN: 1945743X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/jdg/1304514973     Document Type: Article

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