Central extensions of smooth 2-groups and a finite-dimensional string 2-group

Geometry and Topology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 609-676

  Schommer Pries, Christopher J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 79957490354     PISSN: 13640380     EISSN: 13640380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/gt.2011.15.609     Document Type: Article

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