Collision-induced shape transformations of partially coherent solitons

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 4654-4658

  Królikowski, Wiesław ^a   Akhmediev, Nail ^a   Luther Davies, Barry ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0000597133     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.59.4654     Document Type: Article

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