Krein signature and Whitham modulation theory: the sign of characteristics and the ``sign characteristic

DOI10.1111/SAPM.12256MaRDI QIDQ5227216zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Daniel J. Ratliff, Thomas J. Bridges

Publication date 25 July 2019

Published in Studies in Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/850369/1/Krein%20signature%20and%20Whitham%20modulation%20theory.pdf

zbMATH Keywords

coupled NLSmultiphase modulationquadratic matrix pencilsign characteristictheory of characteristicswave action

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with fluid mechanics (35Q35) KdV equations (Korteweg-de Vries equations) (35Q53)

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