Multiple geometrically distinct closed noncollision orbits of fixed energy for N-body type problems with strong force potentials

Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society

Volumn 124, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3039-3046

  Shiqing, Zhang ^a  

^a CHONGQING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Equivariant Ljusternik ; Geometrically distinct non collision periodic orbits; N body type problems with fixed energy; Schnirelmann theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 21444458278     PISSN: 00029939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1090/s0002-9939-96-03751-3     Document Type: Article

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