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The distribution of close conjugate algebraic numbers

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The distribution of close conjugate algebraic numbers. / Beresnevich, Victor; Bernik, Vasili; Goetze, Friedrich.

In: Compositio Mathematica, Vol. 146, No. 5, 09.2010, p. 1165-1179.

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Beresnevich, V, Bernik, V & Goetze, F 2010, 'The distribution of close conjugate algebraic numbers', Compositio Mathematica, vol. 146, no. 5, pp. 1165-1179. https://doi.org/10.1112/S0010437X10004860

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Beresnevich, V., Bernik, V., & Goetze, F. (2010). The distribution of close conjugate algebraic numbers. Compositio Mathematica, 146(5), 1165-1179. https://doi.org/10.1112/S0010437X10004860

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Beresnevich V, Bernik V, Goetze F. The distribution of close conjugate algebraic numbers. Compositio Mathematica. 2010 Sep;146(5):1165-1179. https://doi.org/10.1112/S0010437X10004860

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Beresnevich, Victor ; Bernik, Vasili ; Goetze, Friedrich. / The distribution of close conjugate algebraic numbers. In: Compositio Mathematica. 2010 ; Vol. 146, No. 5. pp. 1165-1179.

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