The hunter-saxton equation: A geometric approach

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 266-277

  Lenells, Jonatan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffeomorphism group; Geodesic flow; Hunter saxton equation

Indexed keywords

DIFFEOMORPHISM GROUP; DIFFEOMORPHISMS; EXPLICIT EXPRESSIONS; EXPLICIT FORMULAS; GEODESIC FLOW; GEOMETRIC APPROACHES; GEOMETRIC INTERPRETATIONS; HUNTER-SAXTON EQUATION; METHOD OF CHARACTERISTICS; PERIODIC SOLUTIONS; QUOTIENT SPACES; RIEMANNIAN STRUCTURES; UNIT CIRCLES;

BANACH SPACES; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS;

GEODESY;

EID: 61849127242     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/050647451     Document Type: Article

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