The dynamics on three-dimensional strictly convex energy surfaces

Annals of Mathematics

Volumn 148, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 197-289

  Hofer, H ^a   Wysocki, K ^c   Zehnder, E ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c NONE

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EID: 0032352271     PISSN: 0003486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/120994     Document Type: Article

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