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The second noether theorem as the basis of the theory of singular Lagrangians and Hamiltonians constraints

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Lusanna, L. The second noether theorem as the basis of the theory of singular Lagrangians and Hamiltonians constraints. Riv. Nuovo Cim. 14, 1–75 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02810161

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