How the method of minimization of action avoids singularities

Celestial Mechanics and Dynamical Astronomy

Volumn 83, Issue 1-4, 2002, Pages 325-353

  Marchal, C ^a  

^a ONERA   (France)

Author keywords

Method of minimization of action; N body; Optimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036374006     PISSN: 09232958     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020128408706     Document Type: Article

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