Twelve points on the projective line, branched covers, and rational elliptic fibrations
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Twelve Points on the Projective Line, Branched Covers, and Rational Elliptic Fibrations
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Mathematische Annalen
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0025-5831
DOI: 10.1007/pl00004469