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On the topological structure of a mathematical model of human unconscious

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On the basis of two our previous works, in this paper, following Jacques Lacan psychoanalytic theory, we wish to outline some further remarks on the topological structure of a mathematical model of human unconscious.

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Iurato, G., Khrennikov, A. On the topological structure of a mathematical model of human unconscious. P-Adic Num Ultrametr Anal Appl 9, 78–81 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2070046617010071

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