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A geometric proof of Mostow's rigidity theorem for groups of divergence type

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Agard, S. A geometric proof of Mostow's rigidity theorem for groups of divergence type. Acta Math. 151, 231–252 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02393208

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