The geometrical theory of constraints applied to the dynamics of vakonomic mechanical systems: The vakonomic bracket

Journal of Mathematical Physics

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 2090-2120

  Martínez, Sonia ^a   Cortés, Jorge ^a   De León, Manuel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE MATEMÁTICAS Y FÍSICA FUNDAMENTAL   (Spain)

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EID: 0034347160     PISSN: 00222488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.533229     Document Type: Article

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