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The soliton: A new concept in applied science
Abstract
The term soliton has recently been coined to describe a pulselike nonlinear wave (solitary wave) which emerges from a collision with a similar pulse having unchanged shape and speed. To date at least seven distinct wave systems, representing a wide range of applications in applied science, have been found to exhibit such solutions. This review paper covers the current status of soliton research, paying particular attention to the very important "inverse method" whereby the initial value problem for a nonlinear wave system can be solved exactly through a succession of linear calculations.
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- Authors
- Scott, A. C., Chu, F. Y. F., & McLaughlin, D. W.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the IEEE
- Published
- 1973
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1443-1483
- ISSN
- 0018-9219 (ISSN-L)
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- W2141590717
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- 1,679
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- FWCI
- 87.23
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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