Nonholonomic constraints: A test case

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 941-942

  Gatland, Ian R ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 3042730032     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1701844     Document Type: Article

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