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An introduction to shape theory

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Peter Hoffman Renzo A. Piccinini Denis Sjerve

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Segal, J. (1978). An introduction to shape theory. In: Hoffman, P., Piccinini, R.A., Sjerve, D. (eds) Algebraic Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 673. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0064699

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