The Evans function and generalized Melnikov integrals

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 273-297

  Kapitula, Todd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Evans function; Stability; Travelling waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032622893     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/s0036141097327963     Document Type: Article

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