Stability and bifurcations for the N + 1 vortex problem on the sphere

Regular and Chaotic Dynamics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-282

  Cabral, H E ^a   Meyer, K R ^b   Schmidt, D S ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c University of Cincinnati   (United States)

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EID: 7444238118     PISSN: 15603547     EISSN: 14684845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1070/RD2003v008n03ABEH000243     Document Type: Article

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