Eulers “Harmony” Between the Principles of “Rest” and “Least Action”
✍ Scribed by Penha Maria Cardoso Dias
- Book ID
- 106087133
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Volume
- 54
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9519
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