Asymptotic N-soliton-like solutions of the subcritical and critical generalized Korteweg-de Vries equations

American Journal of Mathematics

Volumn 127, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1103-1140

  Martel, Yvan ^a  

^a ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

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EID: 27544509563     PISSN: 00029327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/ajm.2005.0033     Document Type: Article

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