An existence theory for relativistic brachistochrones in stationary space-times

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 6137-6152

  Giannoni, Fabio ^a   Piccione, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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EID: 0032343052     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532619     Document Type: Article

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