The variational bicomplex for hyperbolic second-order scalar partial differential equations in the plane

Duke Mathematical Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 265-319

  Anderson, Ian M ^a   Kamran, Niky ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0000284430     PISSN: 00127094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1215/S0012-7094-97-08711-1     Document Type: Article

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