Geometry of 2-step nilpotent groups with a left invariant metric
Eberlein, Patrick
Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure, Tome 27 (1994), p. 611-660 / Harvested from Numdam
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Eberlein, Patrick. Geometry of $2$-step nilpotent groups with a left invariant metric. Annales scientifiques de l'École Normale Supérieure, Tome 27 (1994) pp. 611-660. doi : 10.24033/asens.1702. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/ASENS_1994_4_27_5_611_0/

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