Orbihedra of nonpositive curvature
Ballmann, Werner ; Brin, Michael
Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 82 (1995), p. 169-209 / Harvested from Numdam
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Ballmann, Werner; Brin, Michael. Orbihedra of nonpositive curvature. Publications Mathématiques de l'IHÉS, Tome 82 (1995) pp. 169-209. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/PMIHES_1995__82__169_0/

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