Relative equilibria for the generalized rigid body

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-274

  Hernández Garduño, Antonio ^a   Lawson, Jeffrey K ^b   Marsden, Jerrold E ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b TRINITY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized rigid body; Relative equilibrium; Saari's Conjecture

Indexed keywords

EID: 10844279294     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geomphys.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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