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Do nonlinear waves in random media follow nonlinear diffusion equations?

Chaotic Dynamics 2015-06-05 v1 Other Condensed Matter

Abstract

Probably yes, since we find a striking similarity in the spatio-temporal evolution of nonlinear diffusion equations and wave packet spreading in generic nonlinear disordered lattices, including self-similarity and scaling.

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@article{arxiv.1206.6085,
  title  = {Do nonlinear waves in random media follow nonlinear diffusion equations?},
  author = {T. V. Laptyeva and J. D. Bodyfelt and S. Flach},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1206.6085},
  year   = {2015}
}

Comments

6 pages, 4 figures

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