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Geometry and Billiards.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
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December 1, 2005
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0821839195
Geometry and billiards.
Tabachnikov, Serge.
Amer. Mathematical Society
2005
176 pages
$35.00
Paperback
Student mathematical library; v.30
QA462
Although chances are slim the riff-raff down at their favorite pool hall will be impressed, serious students of differential geometry will find this one of the more accessible ways of describing the geodesic flow on...
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