Torsion-free path geometries and integrable second order ODE systems

Selecta Mathematica, New Series

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 339-442

  Grossman, Daniel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cartan connections; Equivalence method; Integrable systems; Path geometry; Twistor space

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644457464     PISSN: 10221824     EISSN: 14209020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/pl00001394     Document Type: Article

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