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On the stokes conjecture for the wave of extreme form

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  1. University of Chicago, Chicago, USA

    C. J. Amick

  2. University of Sussex, Brighton, England

    L. E. Fraenkel

  3. University College, London, England

    J. F. Toland

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Amick, C.J., Fraenkel, L.E. & Toland, J.F. On the stokes conjecture for the wave of extreme form. Acta Math 148, 193–214 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02392728

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