Presymplectic geometry and Fermat's principle for anisotropic media

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1695-1702

  Carinena J F ^a   Nasarre, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b IES Miguel Catalán ^*  (Spain)

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EID: 0042006762     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/29/8/017     Document Type: Article

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