Contractions of lie algebras: Applications to special functions and separation of variables

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 32, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 4709-4732

  Kalnins, E G ^a   Miller Jr , W ^b   Pogosyan, G S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c JOINT INSTITUTE FOR NUCLEAR RESEARCH   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 0033603108     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/32/25/312     Document Type: Article

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