On the propagation of an optical wave in a photorefractive medium

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1883-1904

  Bidegaray Fesquet B ^a   Saut, J C ^b  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

Cauchy problem; Photorefractive media; Solitary waves

Indexed keywords

EID: 36248993878     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202507002509     Document Type: Article

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