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Reduction and Minimality of Coexhausters. / Abbasov, M. E.

In: Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics, Vol. 51, No. 1, 2018, p. 1-8.

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Abbasov, ME 2018, 'Reduction and Minimality of Coexhausters', Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics, vol. 51, no. 1, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1063454118010028

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Abbasov, M. E. (2018). Reduction and Minimality of Coexhausters. Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics, 51(1), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1063454118010028

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Abbasov ME. Reduction and Minimality of Coexhausters. Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics. 2018;51(1):1-8. https://doi.org/10.3103/S1063454118010028

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Abbasov, M. E. / Reduction and Minimality of Coexhausters. In: Vestnik St. Petersburg University: Mathematics. 2018 ; Vol. 51, No. 1. pp. 1-8.

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