Analysis and computation of travelling wave solutions of bistable differential-difference equations

Nonlinearity

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 771-798

  Elmer, Christopher E ^a   Van Vleck, Erik S ^a  

^a Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering   (United States)

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EID: 0033164119     PISSN: 09517715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0951-7715/12/4/303     Document Type: Article

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