Group foliation and non-invariant solutions of the heavenly equation

Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General

Volumn 34, Issue 43, 2001, Pages 9243-9263

  Martina, L ^a   Sheftel, M B ^b,c   Winternitz, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALENTO   (Italy)

^b BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c N W State Technical University   (Russian Federation)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0035798512     PISSN: 03054470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0305-4470/34/43/310     Document Type: Article

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