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Title: The 2-Selmer group of a number field and heuristics for narrow class groups and signature ranks of units: THE 2-SELMER GROUP OF A NUMBER FIELD AND HEURISTICS
NSF-PAR ID:
10068885
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date Published:
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the London Mathematical Society
Volume:
117
Issue:
4
ISSN:
0024-6115
Page Range / eLocation ID:
p. 682-726
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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