Two-dimensional discrete breathers: construction, stability, and bifurcations

Kevrekidis1, Rasmussen, Bishop

  • 1Theoretical Division and Center for Nonlinear Studies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545 and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Rutgers University, 136 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8019, USA.

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