The nub of an automorphism of a totally disconnected, locally compact group

Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1365-1394

  Willis, George A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

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EID: 84904011867     PISSN: 01433857     EISSN: 14694417     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/etds.2012.172     Document Type: Article

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