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This is a terse introduction to the spectral transform technique to solve certain classes of nonlinear evolution equations, and to the properties of the solutions of these nonlinear PDEs.
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Calogero, F. (1983). Spectral Transform and Solitons. In: Benedek, G., Bilz, H., Zeyher, R. (eds) Statics and Dynamics of Nonlinear Systems. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82135-6_2
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