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Complex Geometry, Global Geometry, Hyperbolic Equation +1

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Group Structure, Group Representation, Representation Theory +1

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Group Structure, Class Groups, Group Representation +1

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Logical Automaton, Engineering, Language Theory 3 +13

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Automorphic Form, Lie Theory, Algebraic Linearity +1