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Geometry of the modified KdV equation

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Previato, E. (1993). Geometry of the modified KdV equation. In: Helminck, G.F. (eds) Geometric and Quantum Aspects of Integrable Systems. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 424. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0021441

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