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On the congruence subgroup problem: Determination of the “metaplectic kernel”

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Prasad, G., Raghunathan, M.S. On the congruence subgroup problem: Determination of the “metaplectic kernel”. Invent Math 71, 21–42 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01393337

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