Solitons: An Introduction: 2 (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 2) - Softcover

Drazin, P. G.

 
9780521336550: Solitons: An Introduction: 2 (Cambridge Texts in Applied Mathematics, Series Number 2)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0521336554 ISBN 13: 9780521336550
Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 1989

Synopsis

This textbook is an introduction to the theory of solitons in the physical sciences.

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Review

"...should find an enthusiastic following, and the author is to be congratulated on a job well done." American Scientist

"...a fine book, certainly the one that I would choose as the text for an introductory course on solitons." SIAM Review

"All things considered, I cannot think of a clearer introduction to the subject from a mathematical point of view." Physics Today

"...an excellent book, achieving its goals both concisely and comprehensively." John G. Harris, Applied Mechanics Review

Book Description

This textbook is an introduction to the theory of solitons and its diverse applications to nonlinear systems that arise in the physical sciences. The authors explain the generation and properties of solitons, introducing the mathematical technique known as the Inverse Scattering Transform.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0521336554
ISBN 13 
9780521336550
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
240

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