Tau functions and the twistor theory of integrable systems

Journal of Geometry and Physics

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 397-430

  Mason, L J ^a   Singer, M A ^b   Woodhouse, N M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

32L25; 32Q58; Dynamical systems; Integrable systems; Spinors and twistors; Tau functions; Twistor theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013001263     PISSN: 03930440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0393-0440(99)00038-8     Document Type: Article

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