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A short topological proof for the symmetry of 2 point homogeneous spaces

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  1. Department of Analysis, Eötvös University, Múzeum krt. 6-8., H-1088, Budapest, Hungary

    Z. I. Szabó

  2. Lehmann College, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, City University of New York, Bedford Park Boulevard West, 10468-1589, Bronx, NY, USA

    Z. I. Szabó

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Oblatum 3-III-1991

Research partially supported by the Max-Planck-Institute für Mathematik Bonn

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Szabó, Z.I. A short topological proof for the symmetry of 2 point homogeneous spaces. Invent Math 106, 61–64 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01243903

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