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Topological properties of the manifolds of configurations for several simple deformable bodies

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    J. F. Pierce & A. P. Whitman

  2. Pontificia Universidade Catolica, Rio de Janeiro

    J. F. Pierce & A. P. Whitman

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Pierce, J.F., Whitman, A.P. Topological properties of the manifolds of configurations for several simple deformable bodies. Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 74, 101–113 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00253325

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