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Discrete instability in nonlinear lattices

Condensed Matter 2009-10-31 v2

Abstract

The discrete multiscale analysis for boundary value problems in nonlinear discrete systems leads to a first order discrete modulational instability above a threshold amplitude for wave numbers beyond the zero of group velocity dispersion. Applied to the electrical lattice [Phys. Rev. E, 51 (1995) 6127 ], this acurately explains the experimental instability at wave numbers beyond 1.25 . The theory is also briefly discussed for sine-Gordon and Toda lattices.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9903283,
  title  = {Discrete instability in nonlinear lattices},
  author = {J. Leon and M. Manna},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9903283},
  year   = {2009}
}

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1 figure, revtex, published: Phys. Rev. Lett. 83 (1999) 2324