Simple nonlinear jerk functions with periodic solutions

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 903-906

  Gottlieb, H P W ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0032389931     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.18980     Document Type: Article

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