First published in France in 2001 by Hermes Science entitled 'Mod lisation des syst mes m caniques, Syst mes discrete. Tome 1'.

First published in Great Britain and the United States in 2004 by Kogan Page Science, an imprint of Kogan Page Limited

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Axisa, Fran ois, 1941- Discrete systems / Fran ois Axisa.    p. cm."First published in France in 2001 by Hermes Science entitled:'Mod lisation des syst mes m caniques, Syst mes discrets, Tome 1'."

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