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A local factorization theorem for arcs with finite penetration index

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  1. School of General Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

    J. Mcpherson & Geoffrey Hemion

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Leslie Curtis Glaser Thomas Benjamin Rushing

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Mcpherson, J., Hemion, G. (1975). A local factorization theorem for arcs with finite penetration index. In: Glaser, L.C., Rushing, T.B. (eds) Geometric Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 438. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0066122

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