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Solitons in Physics

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Nonlinear Equations in Physics and Mathematics

Part of the book series: NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series ((ASIC,volume 40))

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These lectures are intended as an introduction to soliton physics. In Section 1, I indicate in a simple way some of the mathematics underlying our present understanding of soliton theory. In Section 2, I summarize some current applications of this to nonlinear physics. The range of these applications is already vast: I cannot hope to survey them all, and in Section 3, I mention a number of areas where solitons plainly have significance—for example, where they can actually be observed—and then select four of these for more detailed study. In Section 4, I look at the problem of quantization and two possible applications.

Lectures given at NATO Advanced Study Institute on Nonlinear Equations in Physics and Mathematics, Istanbul, August 1977.

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Bullough, R.K. (1978). Solitons in Physics. In: Barut, A.O. (eds) Nonlinear Equations in Physics and Mathematics. NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series, vol 40. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-9891-9_5

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