Mathematical Studies In Nonlinear Wave Propagation: Nsf-cbms Regional Research Conference On Mathematical Methods In Nonlinear Wave Propagation, North ... North Ca

In this collection of lectures and papers from the conference of May 2002, contributors describe their work in dynamical systems and chaos, scattering and spectral theory, nonlinear wave equations, optimal control, optical waveguide design, and numerical simulation. Specific topics include an introduction to wave equations, the Zakharov-Shabat Eigenvalue problem, solitons and inverse scattering transforms, a tail-matching methods for the linear stability of multi-vector solitron bound states, and trapping light with grating effects. Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)