The generalized Radon-Hurwitz numbers

Marc A. Berger; Shmuel Friedland

Compositio Mathematica (1986)

  • Volume: 59, Issue: 1, page 113-146
  • ISSN: 0010-437X

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Berger, Marc A., and Friedland, Shmuel. "The generalized Radon-Hurwitz numbers." Compositio Mathematica 59.1 (1986): 113-146. <http://eudml.org/doc/89776>.

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