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Solitons

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  • © 1980

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Editors:
  1. Robin K. Bullough

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK

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  2. Philip J. Caudrey

    1. Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK

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Part of the book series: Topics in Current Physics (TCPHY, volume 17)

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-XVIII
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  2. The Soliton and Its History

    • R. K. Bullough, P. J. Caudrey
    Pages 1-64

  3. Aspects of Soliton Physics

    • G. L. Lamb Jr., D. W. McLaughlin
    Pages 65-106

  4. The Double Sine-Gordon Equations: A Physically Applicable System of Equations

    • R. K. Bullough, P. J. Caudrey, H. M. Gibbs
    Pages 107-141

  5. On a Nonlinear Lattice (The Toda Lattice)

    • M. Toda
    Pages 143-155

  6. Direct Methods in Soliton Theory

    • R. Hirota
    Pages 157-176

  7. The Inverse Scattering Transform

    • A. C. Newell
    Pages 177-242

  8. The Inverse Scattering Method

    • V. E. Zakharov
    Pages 243-285

  9. Generalized Matrix Form of the Inverse Scattering Method

    • M. Wadati
    Pages 287-299

  10. Nonlinear Evolution Equations Solvable by the Inverse Spectral Transform Associated with the Matrix Schrödinger Equation

    • F. Calogero, A. Degasperis
    Pages 301-323

  11. A Method of Solving the Periodic Problem for the KDV Equation and Its Generalization

    • S. P. Novikov
    Pages 325-338

  12. A Hamiltonian Interpretation of the Inverse Scattering Method

    • L. D. Faddeev
    Pages 339-354

  13. Quantum Solitons in Statistical Physics

    • A. H. Luther
    Pages 355-372

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 373-392
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  • Department of Mathematics, University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology, Manchester, UK

    Robin K. Bullough, Philip J. Caudrey

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