Spontaneous transition from flat to spherical solitons

P. Frycz; E. Infeld; J. C. Samson

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1057

Spontaneous transition from flat to spherical solitons

P. Frycz, E. Infeld, and J. C. Samson

Phys. Rev. Lett. 69, 1057 – Published 17 August 1992

Abstract

This Letter reports on numerical simulations showing exact, flat soliton solutions to a physical equation (that of Zakharov and Kuznetsov) breaking up into spherical solitons. Depending on the size of the box in which calculations are performed, the breakup can be either direct or via an intermediate, cylindrical soliton stage.

Received 16 March 1992

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.1057

Authors & Affiliations

P. Frycz, E. Infeld, and J. C. Samson

Canadian Network for Space Research, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Department of Civil Engineering, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Soltan Institute, Hoza 69, Warsaw 00 681, Poland