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A uniqueness theorem for Zn-periodic variational problems

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Bangert, V. A uniqueness theorem for Zn-periodic variational problems. Commentarii Mathematici Helvetici 62, 511–531 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02564459

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