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What do we know about the geometric nature of equations which can be solved using the inverse scattering technique?

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Hermann, R. (1980). What do we know about the geometric nature of equations which can be solved using the inverse scattering technique?. In: DeSanto, J.A., Sáenz, A.W., Zachary, W.W. (eds) Mathematical Methods and Applications of Scattering Theory. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 130. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-10023-7_119

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