The semiclassical limit of the defocusing NLS hierarchy

Communications on Pure and Applied Mathematics

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 613-654

  Jin, Shan ^a   Levermore, C David ^c   McLaughlin, David W ^b  

^a Parametric Technology Corporation   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

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EID: 0033438093     PISSN: 00103640     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0312(199905)52:5<613::AID-CPA2>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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