Bihamiltonian reductions and Wn-algebras

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 291-310

  Casati, Paolo ^a   Falqui, Gregorio ^b   Magri, Franco ^a   Pedroni, Marco ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bihamiltonian reductions; Wn algebras

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EID: 0032119185     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(97)00060-0     Document Type: Article

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