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| Comments: | 20 pages, 11 figures |
| Subjects: | History and Overview (math.HO) |
| MSC classes: | 97U50 (Primary), 97U70 (secondary) |
| Cite as: | arXiv:2605.25276 [math.HO] |
| (or arXiv:2605.25276v1 [math.HO] for this version) | |
| https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2605.25276 arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration) |
From: Laura G. A. Kobel-Keller [view email]
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