Phase space structure and fractal trajectories in 1 1/2 degree of freedom Hamiltonian systems whose time dependence is quasiperiodic

Nonlinear Processes in Geophysics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-74

  Brown, M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

FLUID FLOW; NUMERICAL METHOD; PARTICLE MOTION;

EID: 0032450119     PISSN: 10235809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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