Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2744 (1987) - Observation of Envelope Solitons in Solids

Observation of Envelope Solitons in Solids

J. Wu, J. Wheatley, S. Putterman, and I. Rudnick

Phys. Rev. Lett. 59, 2744 – Published 14 December 1987

Abstract

We have observed highly nonlinear localized wave packets propagating as flexural modes of thin shells. They maintain their structure in a collision and have envelopes in quantitative agreement with the soliton solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation.

Received 4 September 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.59.2744

©1987 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. Wu^*, J. Wheatley^†, S. Putterman, and I. Rudnick

Physics Department, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90024

^*Current address: Physics Department, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405.
^†Deceased.

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Vol. 59, Iss. 24 — 14 December 1987

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