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Mayer-vietoris sequences in hermitian K-theory

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Cappell, S.E. (1973). Mayer-vietoris sequences in hermitian K-theory. In: Bass, H. (eds) Hermitian K-Theory and Geometric Applications. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 343. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0061376

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