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A variety of heterogeneous potentials are capable of localizing linear non-interacting waves. In this work, we review different examples of heterogeneous localizing potentials which were realized in experiments. We then discuss the impact…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2011-10-10 J. D. Bodyfelt , T. V. Laptyeva , G. Gligoric , D. O. Krimer , Ch. Skokos , S. Flach

We develop a diagrammatic theory for transport of waves in disordered media with weak nonlinearity. We first represent the solution of the nonlinear wave equation as a nonlinear Born series. From this, we construct nonlinear ladder and…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-05-13 Thomas Wellens , Benoit Gremaud

Anderson localization does not lead to an exponential decay of intensity of an incident wave with the depth inside a strongly disordered three-dimensional medium. Instead, the average intensity is roughly constant in the first half of a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2019-12-10 S. E. Skipetrov , I. M. Sokolov

A nonlinear Schrodinger equation arising from light propagation down an inhomogeneous medium is considered. The inhomogeneity is reflected through a non-uniform coefficient of the non-linear term in the equation. In particular, a…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-05-18 R. Marangell , C. K. R. T. Jones , H. Susanto

Periodic boundary conditions are not always used in the study of disordered systems, but it can be advantageous to apply them to mimick thermodynamically large systems. In this case, polarization and its cumulants can not be obtained…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2026-04-27 Balázs Hetényi , Luís Miguel Martelo , András Lászlóffy

We investigate the evolution of solitary waves in a nonlocal medium in the presence of disorder. By using a perturbational approach, we show that an increasing degree of nonlocality may largely hamper the Brownian motion of self-trapped…

Optics · Physics 2010-05-19 Viola Folli , Claudio Conti

We use two different fully vectorial microscopic models featuring nonresonant and resonant scattering, respectively, to demonstrate the Anderson localization transition for elastic waves in three-dimensional (3D) disordered solids. Critical…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2018-08-24 S. E. Skipetrov , Y. M. Beltukov

Solutions of the wave equations for time-independent disordered media can exhibit Anderson localization where instead of wave propagation we observe their localization around different points in space. Photonic time crystals are spatially…

This paper presents an application of time-frequency methods to characterize the dispersion of acoustic waves travelling in a one-dimensional periodic or disordered lattice made up of Helmholtz resonators connected to a cylindrical tube.…

Classical Physics · Physics 2009-07-10 Olivier Richoux , Claude Depollier , Jean Hardy

The realization that electron localization in disordered systems (Anderson localization) is ultimately a wave phenomenon has led to the suggestion that photons could be similarly localized by disorder. This conjecture attracted wide…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2017-05-10 A. A. Chabanov , M. Stoytchev , A. Z. Genack

Recently, a new general wave phenomenon, namely "the anti-localization of non-stationary linear waves", has been introduced and discussed (Shishkina et al., J. Sound. Vib. 553, 2023, 117673). This is zeroing of the propagating component for…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-12-09 Serge N. Gavrilov , Ekaterina V. Shishkina , Bogdan S. Borisenkov

We study localized solutions for the nonlinear graph wave equation on finite arbitrary networks. Assuming a large amplitude localized initial condition on one node of the graph, we approximate its evolution by the Duffing equation. The rest…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2019-05-22 J. G. Caputo , I. Khames , A. Knippel , A. B. Aceves

We summarize the results of our comprehensive analytical and numerical studies of the effects of polarization on the Anderson localization of classical waves in one-dimensional random stacks. We consider homogeneous stacks composed entirely…

We study the nonlinear dynamics of wave packets in honeycomb lattices, and show that, in quasi-1D configurations, the waves propagating in the lattice can be separated into left-moving and right-moving waves, and any wave packet composed of…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-28 Omri Bahat-Treidel , Mordechai Segev

In this paper we present a theoretical investigation of the effect of a superlattice potential on some properties of non-interacting bosons in one dimensional lattices with Aubry-And\'re disorder potential. In the first part, we investigate…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-12-22 R. Ramakumar , A. N. Das , S. Sil

We demonstrate, by solving numerically the time-dependent Schroedinger equation, the physical character of electron localization in a disordered two-dimensional lattice. We show, in agreement with the prediction of P. W. Anderson, that the…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2010-09-28 Peter Markos

We present a thorough pedagogical analysis of the single particle localization phenomenon in a quasiperiodic lattice in one dimension. Description of disorder in the lattice is represented by the Aubry-Andr\'e model. Characterization of…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2019-05-03 G. A. Domínguez-Castro , R. Paredes

The random hopping models exhibit many fascinating features, such as diverging localization length and density of states as energy approaches the bandcenter, due to its particle-hole symmetry. Nevertheless, such models are yet to be…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2012-02-22 Yue Zou , Ryan Barnett , Gil Refael

The propagation of a wave-packet in a nonlinear disordered medium exhibits interesting dynamics. Here, we present an analysis based on the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (Gross-Pitaevskii equation). This problem is directly connected to…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2013-11-07 G. Schwiete , A. M. Finkelstein

In systems that exhibit a bistability between nonlinear traveling waves and the basic state, pairs of fronts connecting these two states can form localized wave pulses whose stability depends on the interaction between the fronts. We…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2013-05-29 Catherine Crawford , Hermann Riecke