The enigma of nonholonomic constraints

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 265-272

  Flannery, M R ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 15544386375     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1830501     Document Type: Article

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