Wave collapse in physics: Principles and applications to light and plasma waves

Physics Report

Volumn 303, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 259-370

  Bergé, Luc ^a  

^a CEA DIF   (France)

Author keywords

03.40.Kf; 42.25.Bs; 42.65.Jx; 42.65.Tg; 52.35.Mw; Blow up of nonlinear waves; Langmuir turbulence; Optical self focusing; Wave collapse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000447506     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(97)00092-6     Document Type: Article

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