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This work is founded on an analogy between complex analysis and classical mechanics, which at first glance may not seem too meaningful. Our purpose is to show, however, that not only is it useful as a formal guide, but that the interplay is substantial at the level of mathematical proof.
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Webster, S.M. (1995). Geometric and Dynamical Aspects of Real Submanifolds of Complex Space. In: Chatterji, S.D. (eds) Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians. Birkhäuser, Basel. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-0348-9078-6_84
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