Solitary wave collisions

Loss of Physical Reversibility in Reversible Systems
A dynamical system is said to be reversible if, given an output, the input can always be recovered in a well-posed manner. …
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Loss of Physical Reversibility in Reversible Systems
Mathematical Analysis of Fractal Kink-Antikink Collisions in the $\varphi^4$ Model
We analyze the fractal structure seen in kink-antikink collisions of the $\varphi^4$ equation. The analysis is based on qualitative …
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Mathematical Analysis of Fractal Kink-Antikink Collisions in the $\varphi^4$ Model
A Mechanical Analog of the Two-Bounce Resonance of Solitary Waves: Modeling and Experiment
We describe a simple mechanical system, a ball rolling along a specially-designed landscape, that mimics the dynamics of a well known …
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A Mechanical Analog of the Two-Bounce Resonance of Solitary Waves: Modeling and Experiment
Chaotic scattering in solitary wave interactions: A singular iterated-map description
We derive a family of singular iterated maps—closely related to Poincaré maps—that describe chaotic interactions between …
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Chaotic scattering in solitary wave interactions: A singular iterated-map description
Chaotic Scattering and the $n$-bounce Resonance in Solitary Wave Interactions
We present a new and complete analysis of the n-bounce resonance and chaotic scattering in solitary wave collisions. In these …
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Chaotic Scattering and the $n$-bounce Resonance in Solitary Wave Interactions
Kink-antikink collisions in the $\phi^4$ equation: The $n$-bounce resonance and the separatrix map
We provide a detailed mathematical explanation of a phenomenon known as the two-bounce resonance observed in collisions between kink …
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Kink-antikink collisions in the $\phi^4$ equation: The $n$-bounce resonance and the separatrix map
Trapping light with grating defects
Gap solitons are localized traveling waves that exist in Bragg grating optical fibers. We demonstrate a family of grating defects that …
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Vector soliton interactions in birefringent optical fibers
We consider the interactions of two identical, orthogonally polarized vector solitons in a nonlinear optical fiber with two …
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Vector soliton interactions in birefringent optical fibers
Interaction of sine-Gordon kinks with defects: The two-bounce resonance
A model of soliton–defect interactions in the sine-Gordon equations is studied using singular perturbation theory. Melnikov …
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Interaction of sine-Gordon kinks with defects: The two-bounce resonance
Strong NLS soliton--defect interactions
We consider the interaction of a nonlinear Schrödinger soliton with a spatially localized (point) defect in the medium through which it …
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Strong NLS soliton--defect interactions