文档介绍：METHODS OF
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY IN
ANALYTICAL MECHANICS
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METHODS OF
DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY IN
ANALYTICAL MECHANICS
Manuel de LEON
CECIME
Consejo Superior de lnvestigaciones Cientificas
Madrid, Spain
Paulo R. RODRIGUES
Departamento de Geometria
lnstituto de Ma tema tica
Universidade Federal Fluminense
Niteroi, Brazil
1989
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