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In this paper the distribution of closed geodesics on surfaces of constant negative curvature are studied from a dynamical viewpoint. Asymptotic estimates are derived independently of the work of Selberg or Margulis, or the work of Bowen on Axiom A flows.
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Pollicott, M. Asymptotic distribution of closed geodesics. Israel J. Math. 52, 209–224 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02786516
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