A mean-field statistical theory for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena

Volumn 137, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 353-378

  Jordan, Richard ^a   Turkington, Bruce ^b   Zirbel, Craig L ^c  

^a Life Science and Bioengineering Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coherent structures; Mean field theory; Nonlinear Schr dinger equation; Statistical equilibria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347945240     PISSN: 01672789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2789(99)00194-3     Document Type: Article

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