Weak solutions of a generalized Boussinesq system

Journal of Dynamics and Differential Equations

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 625-669

  Li, Y A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Boussinesq systems; Homoclinic orbits; Traveling wave solutions; Weak solutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002371539     PISSN: 10407294     EISSN: 15729222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022611428785     Document Type: Article

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