Localization and solitary waves in solid mechanics

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences

Volumn 355, Issue 1732, 1997, Pages 2077-2081

  Champneys, A R ^a   Hunt, G W ^b   Thompson, J M T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3142589149     PISSN: 1364503X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsta.1997.0110     Document Type: Article

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