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The Inverse Scattering Problem for the Zakharov–Shabat System

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Gerdjikov, V., Vilasi, G., Yanovski, A. (2008). The Inverse Scattering Problem for the Zakharov–Shabat System. In: Gerdjikov, V., Vilasi, G., Yanovski, A. (eds) Integrable Hamiltonian Hierarchies. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 748. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-77054-1_4

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