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Kanakov O. I. On the 130th Anniversary of the Korteweg-de Vries Solitary Wave and the 60th Anniversary of the Word "Soliton". Izvestiya VUZ. Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, 2025, vol. 33, iss. 2, pp. 145-152. DOI: 10.18500/0869-6632-003169, EDN: RLVYAD

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10.18500/0869-6632-003169
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RLVYAD

On the 130th Anniversary of the Korteweg-de Vries Solitary Wave and the 60th Anniversary of the Word "Soliton"

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Kanakov Oleg Igorevich, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Abstract: 

In 2025, it will be 130 years since the publication of the article by D. Korteweg and G. de Vries, which explored the famous nonlinear partial differential equation describing waves on water under the assumption that the water depth is much less than the wavelength but much greater than the amplitude, now known by the names of these authors (although it was recorded in another form earlier by J. Boussinesq).

Key words: 
Korteweg-de Vries Waves
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Received: 
17.03.2025
Accepted: 
31.03.2025
Available online: 
31.03.2025
Published: 
31.03.2025
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