Nonclassical symmetries as special solutions of heir-equations

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Volumn 279, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 168-179

  Nucci, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

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EID: 0038673087     PISSN: 0022247X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-247X(02)00706-0     Document Type: Article

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