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Topology and mechanics. II

The planarn-body problem

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We received partial support in the research from NSF contract GP 8007. We would also like to thank L. Motchane for his hospitality at the Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette.

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Smale, S. Topology and mechanics. II. Invent Math 11, 45–64 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01389805

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