On the Groenewold-Van Hove problem for R2n

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 2107-2116

  Gotay, Mark J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

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EID: 0033239778     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532854     Document Type: Article

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