Hopf Fibrations and Hurwitz-Radon Numbers

Hopf Fibrations and Hurwitz-Radon Numbers
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Hopf 纤维和 Hurwitz-Radon 数

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10.1007/s00283-015-9618-x
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发表时间:
2016
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The Mathematical Intelligencer
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S. Tabachnikov
S. Tabachnikov
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V. Ovsienko;S. Tabachnikov

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