On the geometry of multisymplectic manifolds

Journal of the Australian Mathematical Society

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 303-330

  Cantrijn, F ^a   Ibort, A ^a   De Leon M ^a  

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EID: 0041030044     PISSN: 14467887     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1446788700036636     Document Type: Article

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