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Title: On the Stability of Periodic Waves for the Cubic Derivative NLS and the Quintic NLS
Award ID(s):
2210867
PAR ID:
10335941
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of Nonlinear Science
Volume:
31
Issue:
3
ISSN:
0938-8974
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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