Opérateurs géométriques et géométrie conforme
Séminaire de théorie spectrale et géométrie, Tome 23 (2004-2005), pp. 49-103.
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Djadli, Zindine. Opérateurs géométriques et géométrie conforme. Séminaire de théorie spectrale et géométrie, Tome 23 (2004-2005), pp. 49-103. doi : 10.5802/tsg.231. http://archive.numdam.org/articles/10.5802/tsg.231/

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