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- Journal: Bull. Amer. Math. Soc. 9 (1983), 267-291
- MSC (1980): Primary 34B15, 35J60, 35J85, 49A22, 58E07, 73C50; Secondary 35B32, 47H99, 73H05, 73Kxx
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1090/S0273-0979-1983-15185-6
- MathSciNet review: 714990