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The interdisciplinary character of many scientific problems [1] provides strong motivation to expend considerable effort in cross-fertilization between different fields of science. In this way useful mathematical techniques developed in one area of research may be applied to other areas. Concepts and models which are more naturally, and sometimes more easily developed in one field may help to guide the intuition to find solutions in other fields. In most fields of modern physics, and perhaps particularly in plasma physics and optics, nonlinear phenomena play an essential role. There are many situations where nonlinear processes lead to new and interesting results [2]. The mathematical tools for treating these processes are becoming more developed and often more sophisticated as our understanding of the phenomena improves. Furthermore, computers are being used more frequently to solve, by simulation techniques, situations which are not amenable to conventional analytical and experimental methods.
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Wilhelmsson, H. (1981). Coherent Wave Interactions in Plasma and Active Molecular Media. In: Haken, H. (eds) Chaos and Order in Nature. Springer Series in Synergetics, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68304-6_13
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