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Staggered dispersions: Part I. Shocliton, quantum revival and fractalization

Mathematical Physics 2026-02-09 v7 math.MP Pattern Formation and Solitons

Abstract

Alternating the signs of the frequencies for Fourier components with even and odd (normalized) wavenumbers in the nonlinear-wave, such as the Korteweg-de Vries, equations maintains a constantly drifting dispersive shock with similar solitonic oscillations on both sides, like some plasma and quantum shocks. Such \textit{staggered dispersions} support bi-directional waves and can symmetrize and deregularize (to some degree) the nonlinear dynamics, with physical consequences that can also be reflected in the fractalization and quantum revival (Talbot effect).

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@article{arxiv.2302.12025,
  title  = {Staggered dispersions: Part I. Shocliton, quantum revival and fractalization},
  author = {Jian-Zhou Zhu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2302.12025},
  year   = {2026}
}