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Three Questions about Simplices in Spherical and Hyperbolic 3-Space

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We investigate the relations among three questions raised respectively by Hubert, by Cheeger-Simons and by Milnor.

For both authors, work was supported in part by grants from Statens Naturviden-skabelige Forskningsrâd and the Gabriella and Paul Rosenbaum Foundation.

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  1. Matematisk Institut, Aarhus University, Ny Munkegade, DK-8000, Århus C, Denmark

    Johan L. Dupont

  2. Department of Mathematics, SUNY at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, 11794-3651, USA

    Chih-Han Sah

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Dupont, J.L., Sah, CH. (2000). Three Questions about Simplices in Spherical and Hyperbolic 3-Space. In: Gelfand, I.M., Retakh, V.S. (eds) The Gelfand Mathematical Seminars, 1996–1999. Gelfand Mathematical Seminars. Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-1340-6_3

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