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Solitary Wave Interactions In Dispersive Equations Using Manton's Approach

Pattern Formation and Solitons 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

We generalize the approach first proposed by Manton [Nuc. Phys. B {\bf 150}, 397 (1979)] to compute solitary wave interactions in translationally invariant, dispersive equations that support such localized solutions. The approach is illustrated using as examples solitons in the Korteweg-de Vries equation, standing waves in the nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation and kinks as well as breathers of the sine-Gordon equation.

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@article{arxiv.nlin/0410045,
  title  = {Solitary Wave Interactions In Dispersive Equations Using Manton's Approach},
  author = {P. G. Kevrekidis and Avinash Khare and A. Saxena},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:nlin/0410045},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

5 pages, 4 figures, slightly modified version to appear in Phys. Rev. E

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