Solitary waves in nonlinear beam equations: Stability, fission and fusion

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-53

  Champneys, A R ^a   Mckenna, P J ^b   Zegeling, P A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOLITONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WAVE EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR BEAM EQUATIONS; SOLITARY WAVES;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0033888448     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008302207311     Document Type: Article

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