The Korteweg–de Vries hierarchy as dynamics of closed curves in the plane

DOI10.1103/PhysRevLett.67.3203zbMath0990.37519OpenAlexW2011781458WikidataQ55032713 ScholiaQ55032713MaRDI QIDQ4491880

Raymond E. Goldstein, Dean M. Petrich

Publication date: 16 July 2000

Published in: Physical Review Letters (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.67.3203

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Completely integrable infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems, integration methods, integrability tests, integrable hierarchies (KdV, KP, Toda, etc.) (37K10) KdV equations (Korteweg-de Vries equations) (35Q53)

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