A new look at classical mechanics of constrained systems

Enrico Massa; Enrico Pagani

Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique théorique (1997)

  • Volume: 66, Issue: 1, page 1-36
  • ISSN: 0246-0211

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Massa, Enrico, and Pagani, Enrico. "A new look at classical mechanics of constrained systems." Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique théorique 66.1 (1997): 1-36. <http://eudml.org/doc/76747>.

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