On the differential geometry of the Euler-Lagrange equations, and the inverse problem of Lagrangian dynamics

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DOI10.1088/0305-4470/14/10/012zbMath0475.70022OpenAlexW1992362557WikidataQ115293813 ScholiaQ115293813MaRDI QIDQ3930695

Mike Crampin

Publication date: 1981

Published in: Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1088/0305-4470/14/10/012



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