The relativistic particle as a mechanical system with non-holonomic constraints

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 34, Issue 18, 2001, Pages 3859-3875

  Krupková, Olga ^a   Musilová, Jana ^a  

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EID: 0035844116     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/34/18/313     Document Type: Article

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