Bowtie structures, pathway diagrams, and topological explanation

Erkenntnis

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1135-1155

  Jones, Nicholaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

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EID: 84892462144     PISSN: 01650106     EISSN: 15728420     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10670-014-9598-9     Document Type: Article

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