ISSN:
1090-6487
Keywords:
05.45.+b
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The transformation of a soliton in a zone with a sign-changing nonlinearity has been investigated on the basis of the Korteweg-de Vries equation. It is shown that after passage through the critical zone a soliton with opposite polarity is formed in the wave field and, together with the previously known mechanism of secondary-soliton generation as a result of a pedestal formed at the adiabatic stage, there also exists another mechanism which is associated with the transformation of the wave in a zone of variable nonlinearity after the critical point. It is shown that both mechanisms make approximately the same contribution to the secondary-soliton energetics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1134/1.567336