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Solitons and Nonlinear Wave Equations (also offered as MATH 4P09 ) Linear and nonlinear travelling waves. Nonlinear evolution equations (Korteweg de Vries, nonlinear Schrodinger, sine-Gordon). Soliton solutions and their interaction properties. Lax pairs, inverse scattering, zero-curvature equations and Backlund transformations, Hamiltonian structures, and conservation laws. Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/tutorial, 1 hour per week. Prerequisite(s): one of MATH 3P08 , 3P09 , 3P51 , 3P52 . Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Prerequisites
- Prerequisite(s): one of MATH 3P08 , 3P09 , 3P51 , 3P52 .
Conditions and arrangements
- Prerequisite(s): one of MATH 3P08 , 3P09 , 3P51 , 3P52 .
- Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
Reference text in its original language
Solitons and Nonlinear Wave Equations (also offered as MATH 4P09 ) Linear and nonlinear travelling waves. Nonlinear evolution equations (Korteweg de Vries, nonlinear Schrodinger, sine-Gordon). Soliton solutions and their interaction properties. Lax pairs, inverse scattering, zero-curvature equations and Backlund transformations, Hamiltonian structures, and conservation laws. Lectures, 3 hours per week; lab/tutorial, 1 hour per week. Prerequisite(s): one of MATH 3P08 , 3P09 , 3P51 , 3P52 . Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
- Prerequisite(s): one of MATH 3P08 , 3P09 , 3P51 , 3P52 .
- Note: this course may be offered in multiple modes of delivery. The method of delivery will be listed on the academic timetable, in the applicable term.
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