Binormal motion of curves of constant curvature and torsion. Generation of soliton surfaces

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

Volumn 455, Issue 1988, 1999, Pages 3163-3188

  Schief, W K ^a   Rogers, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

B cklund; Binormal; Darboux; Geometry; Integrable; Motion

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746432561     PISSN: 13645021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1999.0445     Document Type: Article

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