Linear connections for systems of second-order ordinary differential equations
M. Crampin; E. Martínez; W. Sarlet
Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique théorique (1996)
- Volume: 65, Issue: 2, page 223-249
- ISSN: 0246-0211
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