"The Cat and the Moon: Chaos and High Precision:" Daniel Kleppner's acceptance speech for the 1997 Oersted Medal presented by the American Association of Physics Teachers, 7 January 1997

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 816-821

  Kleppner, Daniel ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0031524805     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18668     Document Type: Conference Paper

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