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Statistical Mechanics of Nonlinear Wave Equations

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Dedicated to Fritz John on the occasion of his 80th birthday, with the wish that he may find something entertaining here, and in recognition of his deep influence on the subject of wave equations, stretching over more productive years than most of us can hope to see.

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Mc Kean, H.P., Vaninsky, K.L. (1994). Statistical Mechanics of Nonlinear Wave Equations. In: Sirovich, L. (eds) Trends and Perspectives in Applied Mathematics. Applied Mathematical Sciences, vol 100. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0859-4_8

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