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Manifolds of non positive curvature

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Ballmann, W. (1985). Manifolds of non positive curvature. In: Hirzebruch, F., Schwermer, J., Suter, S. (eds) Arbeitstagung Bonn 1984. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1111. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0084594

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