On braiding, syllapses and symmetries
Cahiers de Topologie et Géométrie Différentielle Catégoriques, Tome 41 (2000) no. 1, pp. 2-74.
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Crans, Sjoed. On braiding, syllapses and symmetries. Cahiers de Topologie et Géométrie Différentielle Catégoriques, Tome 41 (2000) no. 1, pp. 2-74. http://archive.numdam.org/item/CTGDC_2000__41_1_2_0/

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