The Maxwell-Vlasov equations in Euler-Poincaré form

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 3138-3157

  Cendra, Hernán ^a,b   Holm, Darryl D ^c   Hoyle, Mark J W ^d   Marsden, Jerrold E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0032367156     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532244     Document Type: Article

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