The existence of internal solitary waves in a two-fluid system near the kdv limit

Geophysical & Astrophysical Fluid Dynamics

Volumn 48, Issue 1-3, 1989, Pages 25-51

  Bona, Jerry L ^a   Sachs, Robert L ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bifurcation; internal waves; Nash Moser implicit function theorem; Solitary wave

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003147442     PISSN: 03091929     EISSN: 10290419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091928908219524     Document Type: Article

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