Whitham equations, Bergman kernel and Lax-Levermore minimizer

Acta Applicandae Mathematicae

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-86

  Grava, Tamara ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SISSA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bergman kernel; Lax Levermore minimizer; Linear over determined systems of Euler Poisson Darboux type; Riemann surface; Riemann Hilbert problem; Whitham equations

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; SET THEORY;

BERGMAN KERNEL; LAX-LEVERMORE MAXIMIZER; RIEMANN SURFACE; RIEMANN-HILBERT PROBLEM; WHITMAN EQUATIONS;

INTEGRAL EQUATIONS;

EID: 3543125397     PISSN: 01678019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ACAP.0000026694.42172.8b     Document Type: Article

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