Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 11, issue 3 (2011)

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Obtaining presentations from group actions without making choices

Andrew Putman

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 11 (2011) 1737–1766

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2011.11.1737

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