Relative Equilibria of the Curved N-Body Problem

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Diacu, Florin (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Paris : Atlantis Press : Imprint: Atlantis Press, 2012.
• Σειρά: Atlantis Series in Dynamical Systems ; 1
• Θέματα: Mathematics.; Dynamics.; Ergodic theory.; Differential equations.; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.; Ordinary Differential Equations.; Mathematics, general.

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