Exact N-wave solutions of generalized burgers equations

Studies in Applied Mathematics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 349-367

  Sachdev, P L ^a   Joseph, K T ^b   Mayil Vaganan, B ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

^b NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTICS; GENERALIZED BURGERS EQUATION; N-WAVES; NON NEGATIVES; OLD AGE; POSITIVE INTEGERS; TIME REGIME; VISCOUS EFFECT; WAVE SOLUTION;

EID: 0039331560     PISSN: 00222526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/sapm1996974349     Document Type: Article

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