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Engel conditions on orderable groups and in combinatorial problems (a survey)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2011

By
Marcel Herzog ,
Patrizia Longobardi  and
Mercede Maj
Edited by
C. M. Campbell ,
M. R. Quick ,
E. F. Robertson ,
C. M. Roney-Dougal ,
G. C. Smith  and
G. Traustason
Marcel Herzog
Affiliation:
Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Patrizia Longobardi
Affiliation:
Università di Salerno, Italy
Mercede Maj
Affiliation:
Università di Salerno, Italy
C. M. Campbell
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
M. R. Quick
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
E. F. Robertson
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
C. M. Roney-Dougal
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Scotland
G. C. Smith
Affiliation:
University of Bath
G. Traustason
Affiliation:
University of Bath
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Groups St Andrews 2009 in Bath , pp. 283 - 296
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