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Some old and new techniques for the practical use of exterior differential forms

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Bäcklund Transformations, the Inverse Scattering Method, Solitons, and Their Applications

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Estabrook, F.B. (1976). Some old and new techniques for the practical use of exterior differential forms. In: Miura, R.M. (eds) Bäcklund Transformations, the Inverse Scattering Method, Solitons, and Their Applications. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 515. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0081166

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