Isolated versus nonisolated periodic orbits in variants of the two-dimensional square and circular billiards

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 101-122

  Robinett, R W ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033477076     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.532762     Document Type: Article

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