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The application of Bäcklund transforms to physical problems

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  • Riccati Equation
  • Travel Wave Solution
  • Josephson Junction
  • Boussinesq Equation
  • Flux Line

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Scott, A.C. (1976). The application of Bäcklund transforms to physical problems. 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/BFb0081164

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