Intrinsic geometry of the NLS equation and its auto-Bäcklund transformation

Studies in Applied Mathematics

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 267-287

  Rogers, C ^a   Schief, W K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOMETRY; MATHEMATICAL TRANSFORMATIONS;

GEOMETRIC PROPERTIES; INTRINSIC GEOMETRY; NLS EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR EQUATIONS;

EID: 0040038603     PISSN: 00222526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9590.00093     Document Type: Article

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