The second edition of a highly successful book on nonlinear waves, solitons and chaos.

Nonlinearity is a fascinating element of nature whose importance has been appreciated for many years when considering large-amplitude wave motions observed in v

The outcome of a conference held in East Carolina University in June 1982, this book provides an account of developments in the theory and application of nonlin

Although the mathematical theory of nonlinear waves and solitons has made great progress, its applications to concrete physical problems are rather poor, especi

A non-linear wave is one of the fundamental objects of nature. They are inherent to aerodynamics and hydrodynamics, solid state physics and plasma physics, opti