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Characteristic numbers and group actions

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Kim, S.S. (1991). Characteristic numbers and group actions. In: Jackowski, S., Oliver, B., Pawałowski, K. (eds) Algebraic Topology Poznań 1989. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 1474. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0084755

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