Nonregular abnormal extremals of 2-distribution: Existence, second variation, and rigidity

Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 347-383

  Zelenko, I ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RIGIDITY;

ABNORMAL EXTREMAL; JACOBI CURVE; LAGRANGIAN SUBSPACE;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

EID: 0033155650     PISSN: 10792724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021766616913     Document Type: Article

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