• ISBN13: 9789048141043
• Binding: Paperback
• Subject: N/A
• Publisher: Springer
• Publisher Imprint: Springer
• Publication Date: December 5, 2010
• Pages: 634
• Original Price: EUR 229.99
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 981 grams
• BISAC Subject(s): Functional Analysis, Group Theory, and Mathematical Analysis

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