Integrability, Gorman systems, and the Lie bracket structure of the real line

Journal of Mathematical Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-209

  Russell, Thomas ^a   Farris, Frank ^b   Bryant L, Robert ^c  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Santa Clara University   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gorman systems: Integrability conditions; Lie bracket structure; Real line

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032020924     PISSN: 03044068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4068(97)00806-9     Document Type: Article

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