Algebraic & Geometric Topology Volume 26, issue 2 (2026)

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Spherical $p$-group complexes arising from finite groups of Lie type

Kevin Ivan Piterman

Algebraic & Geometric Topology 26 (2026) 791–824

DOI: 10.2140/agt.2026.26.791

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