Non-linear dispersive waves

DOI10.1098/RSPA.1965.0019zbMath0125.44202OpenAlexW2071501330MaRDI QIDQ5331276

G. B. Whitham

Publication date: 1965

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1965.0019

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fluid mechanics

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