Published August 1977 | Version v1
Journal article

The soliton connection

  • 1. Open Univ., Milton Keynes (UK)
  • 2. Warsaw Univ. (Poland). Instytut Fizyki Teoretycznej
  • 3. King's Coll., London (UK). Dept. of Mathematics

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It is pointed out that the linear scattering problem for a non-linear evolution equation which admits soliton solutions may be described in terms of a linear connection on a principal SL(2,R)-bundle. The equation in question is satisfied if and only if the curvature of this connection vanishes. Some other properties of the curvature are identified. The sine-Gordon, Korteweg-de Vries and modified Korteweg-de Vries equations are treated explicitly. (Auth.)

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Journal Title
Letters in Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
2
Journal Issue
1
Series
Lett. Math. Phys.
Journal Page Range
15-19
ISSN
0377-9017

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