The total intrinsic curvature of curves in Riemannian surfaces
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Rendiconti del Circolo Matematico di Palermo Series 2
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0009-725X,1973-4409
DOI: 10.1007/s12215-020-00516-3