Discrete breathers

Physics Report

Volumn 295, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 181-264

  Flach, S ^a   Willis, C R ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

^b Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Breathers; Lattices; Localization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032016697     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0370-1573(97)00068-9     Document Type: Review

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