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The Reidemeister trace and the calculation of the Nielsen number

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  1. Colgate University, Department of Mathematics, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346-1398 U.S.A.

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generalized Lefschetz number, Nielsen number, Reidemeister trace, fixed point theory

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Banach Center Publications
1999/49/1
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Pages:
151-157
Main language of publication
English
Published
1999
Exact and natural sciences