À la recherche de la preuve perdue: a simple proof of the Ficken theorem

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  • Dariusz Cichoń

Abstract

A new proof of the Ficken criterion is given together with a com ment concerning the known proofs and related results.

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2014-12-11

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Cichoń, D. (2014). À la recherche de la preuve perdue: a simple proof of the Ficken theorem. Annales Universitatis Paedagogicae Cracoviensis Studia Mathematica, 13, 133–137. Retrieved from https://studmath.uken.krakow.pl/article/view/13198

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