Celt reversals: A prototype of chiral dynamics

Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Section A: Mathematics

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 361-368

  Moffatt, H K ^a   Tokieda, Tadashi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Trinity Hall ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 48849109836     PISSN: 03082105     EISSN: 14737124     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0308210506000679     Document Type: Article

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