The symplectic Evans matrix, and the instability of solitary waves and fronts

Absolute and convective instability and stability in hydrodynamic stability (76E15) Solitary waves for incompressible inviscid fluids (76B25) NLS equations (nonlinear Schrödinger equations) (35Q55) Stability problems for infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian and Lagrangian systems (37K45)

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