Comments on the Links Between su(3) Modular Invariants, Simple Factors in the Jacobian of Fermat Curves, and Rational Triangular Billiards
Bauer, M. ; Coste, A. ; Itzykson, C. ; Ruelle, P.
Les rencontres physiciens-mathématiciens de Strasbourg -RCP25, Tome 48 (1997), p. 1-56 / Harvested from Numdam
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Bauer, M.; Coste, A.; Itzykson, C.; Ruelle, P. Comments on the Links Between $su(3)$ Modular Invariants, Simple Factors in the Jacobian of Fermat Curves, and Rational Triangular Billiards. Les rencontres physiciens-mathématiciens de Strasbourg -RCP25, Tome 48 (1997) pp. 1-56. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/RCP25_1997__48__1_0/

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