Not-so-classical mechanics: Unexpected symmetries of classical motion

Canadian Journal of Physics

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 91-138

  Wheeler, James T ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUANTUM THEORY; THEOREM PROVING;

CENTRAL FORCE PROBLEMS; CLASSICAL MECHANICS; GRASSMANN NUMBERS; LAGRANGIAN DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; PSEUDOMECHANICS;

HAMILTONIANS;

EID: 19344373850     PISSN: 00084204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/P05-003     Document Type: Review

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