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A variational proof of the Allendoerfer-Weil formula including a covering theorem for differentiable manifolds

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Armsen, M. A variational proof of the Allendoerfer-Weil formula including a covering theorem for differentiable manifolds. Results. Math. 4, 128–140 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03322973

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