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The classification of elementary catastrophes of codimension ≤ 5

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Structural Stability, the Theory of Catastrophes, and Applications in the Sciences

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    Christopher Zeeman

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Zeeman, C. (1976). The classification of elementary catastrophes of codimension ≤ 5. In: Hilton, P. (eds) Structural Stability, the Theory of Catastrophes, and Applications in the Sciences. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 525. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0077853

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