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Remarks on the solution of first degree equations in groups

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Freedman, M.H. (1978). Remarks on the solution of first degree equations in groups. In: Millett, K.C. (eds) Algebraic and Geometric Topology. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 664. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0061693

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