The Morse index theorem for Carnot-Carathéodory spaces

Kyoto Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 287-293

  Kishimoto, Iwao ^a  

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EID: 0032275317     PISSN: 0023608X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/kjm/1250518119     Document Type: Article

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