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Original Article

Self-Intersection Numbers of Curves on the Punctured Torus

Moira Chas Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794
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Anthony Phillips Department of Mathematics, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, 11794
Pages 129-148 | Published online: 30 Jan 2011

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