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The inverse scattering problem for acoustic waves

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Colton, D. (1982). The inverse scattering problem for acoustic waves. In: Everitt, W., Sleeman, B. (eds) Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 964. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0064995

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