Symplectic diffeomorphisms as isometries of Hofer's norm

Topology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 711-727

  Lalonde, François ^a   Polterovich, Leonid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0031142390     PISSN: 00409383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0040-9383(96)00024-9     Document Type: Article

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