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Spectral sequences and the inverse problem of the calculus of variations

  • Part II Proceedings Of The Conference Held At Salamanca September 10 – 14, 1979 Edited By P.L. García And A. Pérez-Rendón
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Dedecker, P., Tulczyjew, W.M. (1980). Spectral sequences and the inverse problem of the calculus of variations. In: García, P.L., Pérez-Rendón, A., Souriau, J.M. (eds) Differential Geometrical Methods in Mathematical Physics. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 836. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0089761

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