Physics of Solitons

Physics of Solitons
Author: Thierry Dauxois
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 435
Release: 2006-03-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0521854210

This textbook gives an instructive view of solitons and their applications for advanced students of physics.

Solitons

Solitons
Author: P. G. Drazin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1989-02-09
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521336550

This textbook is an introduction to the theory of solitons in the physical sciences.

Topological Solitons

Topological Solitons
Author: Nicholas Manton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 507
Release: 2004-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139454692

Topological solitons occur in many nonlinear classical field theories. They are stable, particle-like objects, with finite mass and a smooth structure. Examples are monopoles and Skyrmions, Ginzburg-Landau vortices and sigma-model lumps, and Yang-Mills instantons. This book is a comprehensive survey of static topological solitons and their dynamical interactions. Particular emphasis is placed on the solitons which satisfy first-order Bogomolny equations. For these, the soliton dynamics can be investigated by finding the geodesics on the moduli space of static multi-soliton solutions. Remarkable scattering processes can be understood this way. The book starts with an introduction to classical field theory, and a survey of several mathematical techniques useful for understanding many types of topological soliton. Subsequent chapters explore key examples of solitons in one, two, three and four dimensions. The final chapter discusses the unstable sphaleron solutions which exist in several field theories.

Solitons in Mathematics and Physics

Solitons in Mathematics and Physics
Author: Alan C. Newell
Publisher: SIAM
Total Pages: 259
Release: 1985-06-01
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0898711967

A discussion of the soliton, focusing on the properties that make it physically ubiquitous and the soliton equation mathematically miraculous.

Soliton Theory and Its Applications

Soliton Theory and Its Applications
Author: Chaohao Gu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 414
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 3662031027

Soliton theory is an important branch of applied mathematics and mathematical physics. An active and productive field of research, it has important applications in fluid mechanics, nonlinear optics, classical and quantum fields theories etc. This book presents a broad view of soliton theory. It gives an expository survey of the most basic ideas and methods, such as physical background, inverse scattering, Backlünd transformations, finite-dimensional completely integrable systems, symmetry, Kac-moody algebra, solitons and differential geometry, numerical analysis for nonlinear waves, and gravitational solitons. Besides the essential points of the theory, several applications are sketched and some recent developments, partly by the authors and their collaborators, are presented.

Solitons in Field Theory and Nonlinear Analysis

Solitons in Field Theory and Nonlinear Analysis
Author: Yisong Yang
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 571
Release: 2013-03-14
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1475765487

There are two approaches in the study of differential equations of field theory. The first, finding closed-form solutions, works only for a narrow category of problems. Written by a well-known active researcher, this book focuses on the second, which is to investigate solutions using tools from modern nonlinear analysis.

Nonlinear Waves, Solitons and Chaos

Nonlinear Waves, Solitons and Chaos
Author: Eryk Infeld
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 416
Release: 2000-07-13
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780521635578

The second edition of a highly successful book on nonlinear waves, solitons and chaos.

Introduction to Soliton Theory: Applications to Mechanics

Introduction to Soliton Theory: Applications to Mechanics
Author: Ligia Munteanu
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2004-08-11
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9781402025761

This monograph is planned to provide the application of the soliton theory to solve certain practical problems selected from the fields of solid mechanics, fluid mechanics and biomechanics. The work is based mainly on the authors’ research carried out at their home institutes, and on some specified, significant results existing in the published literature. The methodology to study a given evolution equation is to seek the waves of permanent form, to test whether it possesses any symmetry properties, and whether it is stable and solitonic in nature. Students of physics, applied mathematics, and engineering are usually exposed to various branches of nonlinear mechanics, especially to the soliton theory. The soliton is regarded as an entity, a quasi-particle, which conserves its character and interacts with the surroundings and other solitons as a particle. It is related to a strange phenomenon, which consists in the propagation of certain waves without attenuation in dissipative media. This phenomenon has been known for about 200 years (it was described, for example, by the Joule Verne's novel Les histoires de Jean Marie Cabidoulin, Éd. Hetzel), but its detailed quantitative description became possible only in the last 30 years due to the exceptional development of computers. The discovery of the physical soliton is attributed to John Scott Russell. In 1834, Russell was observing a boat being drawn along a narrow channel by a pair of horses.

Hamiltonian Methods in the Theory of Solitons

Hamiltonian Methods in the Theory of Solitons
Author: Ludwig Faddeev
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 602
Release: 2007-08-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3540699694

The main characteristic of this classic exposition of the inverse scattering method and its applications to soliton theory is its consistent Hamiltonian approach to the theory. The nonlinear Schrödinger equation is considered as a main example, forming the first part of the book. The second part examines such fundamental models as the sine-Gordon equation and the Heisenberg equation, the classification of integrable models and methods for constructing their solutions.

Solitons in Optical Fibers

Solitons in Optical Fibers
Author: Linn F. Mollenauer
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2006-03-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0080465064

Solitons are waves that retain their form through obstacle and distance. Solitons can be found in hydrodynamics, nonlinear optics, plasma physics, and biology. Optical solitons are solitary light waves that hold their form over an expansive interval. Conservation of this form creates an effective model for long distance voice and data transmission.The application of this principle is essential to the technology of wired communications. Optical solitons produce crystal clear phone calls cross-country and internationally. It is because of these that someone on the other end of the phone sounds 'in the next room.' It is also pertinent to high-speed network information transmittal.Mollenauer and Gordon have written the only text that an engineer or graduate student will need to understand this foundation subject in optics.*Written by Linn Mollenauer and James Gordon who are celebrated for applying optical solitons to telecommnications*Combines mathematical developments with well-chosen practical examples and design formulas*Extensive material on the basic physics of fiber optic transmission and its practical applications