Unstable eigenvalues and the linearization about solitary waves and fronts with symmetry

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

Volumn 455, Issue 1987, 1999, Pages 2427-2469

  Bridges, Thomas J ^a   Berks, Gianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evans function; Hamiltonian structure; Multisymplectic structure; Solitary waves; Stability; Wave equations

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746421439     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1999.0411     Document Type: Article

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