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Continuous solutions of linear equations — An old problem, its history, and its solution

Expo. Math. 9 (1991), 351–365

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(2006). Continuous solutions of linear equations — An old problem, its history, and its solution. In: Mathematical Survey Lectures 1943–2004. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-33791-1_10

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