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Behrend's function is not constant on $\mathrm{Hilb}^n(\mathbb{A}^3)$

Joachim Jelisiejew, Martijn Kool and Reinier F Schmiermann

Geometry & Topology 29 (2025) 4469–4476

DOI: 10.2140/gt.2025.29.4469

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