Soliton Theory and Its Applications

Gu, Chaohao

Soliton theory is an important branch of applied mathematics and mathematical physics. An active and productive field of research, it has important applications in fluid mechanics, nonlinear optics, classical and quantum fields theories etc. This book presents a broad view of soliton theory. It gives an expository survey of the most basic ideas and methods, such as physical background, inverse scattering, Backlünd transformations, finite-dimensional completely integrable systems, symmetry, Kac-moody algebra, solitons and differential geometry, numerical analysis for nonlinear waves, and gravitational solitons. Besides the essential points of the theory, several applications are sketched and some recent developments, partly by the authors and their collaborators, are presented.

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Published by: Springer

Publication Date: 1995-10-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9783540571124

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-03102-5

Dimensions: 234cm x156cm

Pages: 403