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A variational principle for gauge theories of gravity is presented, which maintains manifest covariance under the symmetries to which the action is invariant, throughout the calculation of the equations of motion and conservation laws. This…
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Polynomial dynamical systems describing interacting particles in the plane are studied. A method replacing integration of a polynomial multi--particle dynamical system by finding polynomial solutions of a partial differential equations is…
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