From Nancy to Copenhagen to the World: The internationalization of Laurent Schwartz and his theory of distributions

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From Nancy to Copenhagen to the World: The internationalization of Laurent Schwartz and his theory of distributions. / Barany, Michael J. ; Paumier, Anne-Sandrine ; Lützen, Jesper.

In: Historia Mathematica, Vol. 44, No. 4, 11.2017, p. 367-394.

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Barany, MJ, Paumier, A-S & Lützen, J 2017, 'From Nancy to Copenhagen to the World: The internationalization of Laurent Schwartz and his theory of distributions', Historia Mathematica, vol. 44, no. 4, pp. 367-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2017.04.002

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Barany, M. J., Paumier, A-S., & Lützen, J. (2017). From Nancy to Copenhagen to the World: The internationalization of Laurent Schwartz and his theory of distributions. Historia Mathematica, 44(4), 367-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2017.04.002

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Barany MJ, Paumier A-S, Lützen J. From Nancy to Copenhagen to the World: The internationalization of Laurent Schwartz and his theory of distributions. Historia Mathematica. 2017 Nov;44(4):367-394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2017.04.002

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Barany, Michael J. ; Paumier, Anne-Sandrine ; Lützen, Jesper. / From Nancy to Copenhagen to the World: The internationalization of Laurent Schwartz and his theory of distributions. In: Historia Mathematica. 2017 ; Vol. 44, No. 4. pp. 367-394.

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