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Monge-Ampère equationsviewed from contact geometry

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  1. Department of Mathematics, Kyoto University of Education, 1 Fujinomori-cho, Fukakusa, Fushimi-ku, Kyoto 612, Japan

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Pages:
105-121
Main language of publication
English
Published
1997
Exact and natural sciences