Author: Thierry Dauxois
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521854210
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This textbook gives an instructive view of solitons and their applications for advanced students of physics.
Physics of Solitons
Author: Thierry Dauxois
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521854210
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This textbook gives an instructive view of solitons and their applications for advanced students of physics.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521854210
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
This textbook gives an instructive view of solitons and their applications for advanced students of physics.
Topological Solitons
Author: Nicholas Manton
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139454692
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139454692
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 507
Book Description
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
Author: Alan C. Newell
Publisher: SIAM
ISBN: 0898711967
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A discussion of the soliton, focusing on the properties that make it physically ubiquitous and the soliton equation mathematically miraculous.
Publisher: SIAM
ISBN: 0898711967
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
A discussion of the soliton, focusing on the properties that make it physically ubiquitous and the soliton equation mathematically miraculous.
Nonlinear Waves, Solitons and Chaos
Author: Eryk Infeld
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521635578
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The second edition of a highly successful book on nonlinear waves, solitons and chaos.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521635578
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
The second edition of a highly successful book on nonlinear waves, solitons and chaos.
Solitons
Author: P. G. Drazin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521336550
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This textbook is an introduction to the theory of solitons in the physical sciences.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521336550
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This textbook is an introduction to the theory of solitons in the physical sciences.
Localized States in Physics: Solitons and Patterns
Author: Orazio Descalzi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642165494
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Systems driven far from thermodynamic equilibrium can create dissipative structures through the spontaneous breaking of symmetries. A particularly fascinating feature of these pattern-forming systems is their tendency to produce spatially confined states. These localized wave packets can exist as propagating entities through space and/or time. Various examples of such systems will be dealt with in this book, including localized states in fluids, chemical reactions on surfaces, neural networks, optical systems, granular systems, population models, and Bose-Einstein condensates. This book should appeal to all physicists, mathematicians and electrical engineers interested in localization in far-from-equilibrium systems. The authors - all recognized experts in their fields - strive to achieve a balance between theoretical and experimental considerations thereby giving an overview of fascinating physical principles, their manifestations in diverse systems, and the novel technical applications on the horizon.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3642165494
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Systems driven far from thermodynamic equilibrium can create dissipative structures through the spontaneous breaking of symmetries. A particularly fascinating feature of these pattern-forming systems is their tendency to produce spatially confined states. These localized wave packets can exist as propagating entities through space and/or time. Various examples of such systems will be dealt with in this book, including localized states in fluids, chemical reactions on surfaces, neural networks, optical systems, granular systems, population models, and Bose-Einstein condensates. This book should appeal to all physicists, mathematicians and electrical engineers interested in localization in far-from-equilibrium systems. The authors - all recognized experts in their fields - strive to achieve a balance between theoretical and experimental considerations thereby giving an overview of fascinating physical principles, their manifestations in diverse systems, and the novel technical applications on the horizon.
Gravitational Solitons
Author: V. Belinski
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139428965
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This 2001 book gives a self-contained exposition of the theory of gravitational solitons and provides a comprehensive review of exact soliton solutions to Einstein's equations. The text begins with a detailed discussion of the extension of the Inverse Scattering Method to the theory of gravitation, starting with pure gravity and then extending it to the coupling of gravity with the electromagnetic field. There follows a systematic review of the gravitational soliton solutions based on their symmetries. These solutions include some of the most interesting in gravitational physics such as those describing inhomogeneous cosmological models, cylindrical waves, the collision of exact gravity waves, and the Schwarzschild and Kerr black holes. A valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in the fields of general relativity, string theory and cosmology, this book will also be of interest to mathematical physicists in general.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781139428965
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
This 2001 book gives a self-contained exposition of the theory of gravitational solitons and provides a comprehensive review of exact soliton solutions to Einstein's equations. The text begins with a detailed discussion of the extension of the Inverse Scattering Method to the theory of gravitation, starting with pure gravity and then extending it to the coupling of gravity with the electromagnetic field. There follows a systematic review of the gravitational soliton solutions based on their symmetries. These solutions include some of the most interesting in gravitational physics such as those describing inhomogeneous cosmological models, cylindrical waves, the collision of exact gravity waves, and the Schwarzschild and Kerr black holes. A valuable reference for researchers and graduate students in the fields of general relativity, string theory and cosmology, this book will also be of interest to mathematical physicists in general.
Dissipative Solitons: From Optics to Biology and Medicine
Author: Nail Akhmediev
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540782168
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The dissipative soliton concept is a fundamental extension of the concept of solitons in conservative and integrable systems. It includes ideas from three major sources, namely standard soliton theory developed since the 1960s; nonlinear dynamics theory; and Prigogine's ideas of systems far from equilibrium. These three sources also correspond to the three component parts of this novel paradigm. This book explains the above principles in detail and gives the reader various examples.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3540782168
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The dissipative soliton concept is a fundamental extension of the concept of solitons in conservative and integrable systems. It includes ideas from three major sources, namely standard soliton theory developed since the 1960s; nonlinear dynamics theory; and Prigogine's ideas of systems far from equilibrium. These three sources also correspond to the three component parts of this novel paradigm. This book explains the above principles in detail and gives the reader various examples.
Waves Called Solitons
Author: Michel Remoissenet
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662030578
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Nonlinearity is a fascinating element of nature whose importance has been appreciated for many years when considering large-amplitude wave motions observed in various fields ranging from fluids and plasmas to solid-state, chemical, biological, and geological systems. Localized large-amplitude waves called solitons, which propagate without spreading and have particle-like properties, represent one of the most striking aspects of nonlinear phenomena. Although a wealth of literature on the subject, including theoretical and numerical studies, is available in good recent books and research journals, very little material has found its way into introductory texbooks and curricula. This is perhaps due to a belief that nonlinear physics is difficult and cannot be taught at an introductory level to undergraduate students and practitioners. Consequently, there is considerable interest in developing practical material suitable for students, at the lowest introductory level. This book is intended to be an elementary introduction to the physics of solitons, for students, physicists, engineers and practitioners. We present the modeling of nonlinear phenomena where soliton-like waves are involved, together with applications to a wide variety of concrete systems and experiments. This book is designed as a book of physical ideas and basic methods and not as an up-to-the minute book concerned with the latest research results. The background in physics and the amount of mathematical knowledge assumed of the reader is within that usually accumulated by junior or senior students in physics.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 3662030578
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Nonlinearity is a fascinating element of nature whose importance has been appreciated for many years when considering large-amplitude wave motions observed in various fields ranging from fluids and plasmas to solid-state, chemical, biological, and geological systems. Localized large-amplitude waves called solitons, which propagate without spreading and have particle-like properties, represent one of the most striking aspects of nonlinear phenomena. Although a wealth of literature on the subject, including theoretical and numerical studies, is available in good recent books and research journals, very little material has found its way into introductory texbooks and curricula. This is perhaps due to a belief that nonlinear physics is difficult and cannot be taught at an introductory level to undergraduate students and practitioners. Consequently, there is considerable interest in developing practical material suitable for students, at the lowest introductory level. This book is intended to be an elementary introduction to the physics of solitons, for students, physicists, engineers and practitioners. We present the modeling of nonlinear phenomena where soliton-like waves are involved, together with applications to a wide variety of concrete systems and experiments. This book is designed as a book of physical ideas and basic methods and not as an up-to-the minute book concerned with the latest research results. The background in physics and the amount of mathematical knowledge assumed of the reader is within that usually accumulated by junior or senior students in physics.
Dissipative Solitons
Author: Nail Akhmediev
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540233732
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This volume is devoted to the exciting topic of dissipative solitons, i.e. pulses or spatially localised waves in systems exhibiting gain and loss. Examples are laser systems, nonlinear resonators and optical transmission lines. The physical principles and mathematical concepts are explained in a clear and concise way, suitable for students and young researchers. The similarities and differences in the notion of a soliton between dissipative systems and Hamiltonian and integrable systems are discussed, and many examples are given. The contributions are written by the world's leading experts in the field, making it a unique exposition of this emerging topic.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783540233732
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
This volume is devoted to the exciting topic of dissipative solitons, i.e. pulses or spatially localised waves in systems exhibiting gain and loss. Examples are laser systems, nonlinear resonators and optical transmission lines. The physical principles and mathematical concepts are explained in a clear and concise way, suitable for students and young researchers. The similarities and differences in the notion of a soliton between dissipative systems and Hamiltonian and integrable systems are discussed, and many examples are given. The contributions are written by the world's leading experts in the field, making it a unique exposition of this emerging topic.