Spectral theory and nonlinear partial differential equations: A survey

Discrete and Continuous Dynamical Systems

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 703-723

  Schlag, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Criticality; Focusing NLS and NLW; Orbital and asymptotic stability of stationary waves; Spectral theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750419023     PISSN: 10780947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/dcds.2006.15.703     Document Type: Review

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