Reduced Spaces for Coupled Rigid Bodies

Journal of Nonlinear Science

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 293-310

  Mittagunta, G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin   (United States)

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EID: 0040272180     PISSN: 09388974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02433472     Document Type: Article

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