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The Theory of Closed Geodesics

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Eigenvalues of Non-Linear Problems

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Six lectures by W. Klingenberg given at the C.I.M.E Advanced Study Institute on “Eigenvalues in nonlinear problems” in Varenna, June 16 – June 25, 1974

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Klingenberg, W. (2009). The Theory of Closed Geodesics. In: Prodi, G. (eds) Eigenvalues of Non-Linear Problems. C.I.M.E. Summer Schools, vol 67. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10940-9_3

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