New Developments in Soliton Research

New Developments in Soliton Research
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Publisher : Nova Publishers
Total Pages : 202
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ISBN-10 : 1594545618
ISBN-13 : 9781594545610
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Book Synopsis New Developments in Soliton Research by : L. V. Chen

Download or read book New Developments in Soliton Research written by L. V. Chen and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2006 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since their discovery a mere thirty years ago, solitons have been invoked to explain such diverse phenomena as: The long lived 'giant red spot' in the highly turbulent Jovian atmosphere. The famous Fermi-Pasta-Ulam paradox wherein a nonlinearly coupled lattice of particles does not display the 'expected equipartition of energy among available modes. It covers: Ion-acoustic waves in a plasma; Energy storage and transfer in proteins via the Davydov soliton; and The propagation of short laser pulses in optical fibres over long distances with negligible shape change. This volume presents important research from around the globe.


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