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Explicit reduction theory for Siegel modular threefolds

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    Robert MacPherson

  2. Department of Mathematics, Oklahoma State University, 74078-0613, Stillwater, OK, USA

    Mark McConnell

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MacPherson, R., McConnell, M. Explicit reduction theory for Siegel modular threefolds. Invent Math 111, 575–625 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01231300

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