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On the Isometry Groups of Hyperbolic Orbifolds

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A generic, geometrically finite, hyperbolic n-orbifold is proved to have a finite group of isometries.

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, 37205, U.S.A.

    John G. Ratcliffe

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Ratcliffe, J.G. On the Isometry Groups of Hyperbolic Orbifolds. Geometriae Dedicata 78, 63–67 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005218419471

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