On the gauge structure of classical mechanics

Transport Theory and Statistical Physics

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 69-91

  Massa, Enrico ^a   Pagani, Enrico ^b   Lorenzoni, Paolo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b Dipto di Matemat dell'Univ di T   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Connections; Gauge theories; Lagrangian dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034343732     PISSN: 00411450     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00411450008205861     Document Type: Article

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