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Introduction to ℓ2-methods in topology: Reduced ℓ2-homology, harmonic chains, ℓ2-betti numbers

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Notes by Guido Mislin, based on lectures by Beno Eckmann, autumn 1997, at the Mathematical Research Institute, ETH Zurich.

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Eckmann, B. Introduction to ℓ2-methods in topology: Reduced ℓ2-homology, harmonic chains, ℓ2-betti numbers. Isr. J. Math. 117, 183–219 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02773570

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