Contact transformations in Wheeler-Feynman electrodynamics
Yaremko, Yurij
Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique théorique, Tome 67 (1997), p. 293-322 / Harvested from Numdam
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Yaremko, Yurij. Contact transformations in Wheeler-Feynman electrodynamics. Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique théorique, Tome 67 (1997) pp. 293-322. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/AIHPA_1997__66_3_293_0/

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