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We theoretically analyse the equation of topological solitons in a chain of particles interacting via a repulsive power-law potential and confined by a periodic lattice. Starting from the discrete model, we perform a gradient expansion and…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2020-06-01 Haggai Landa , Cecilia Cormick , Giovanna Morigi

We explore a {\phi}^4 model with an added external parabolic potential term. This term dramatically alters the spectral properties of the system. We identify single and multiple kink solutions and examine their stability features;…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2018-05-02 R. M. Ross , P. G. Kevrekidis , D. K. Campbell , R. Decker , A. Demirkaya

In this work, families of kinks are analytically identified in multifield theories with either polynomial or deformed sine-Gordon-type potentials. The underlying procedure not only allows us to obtain analytical solutions for these models,…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-01-01 A. Alonso-Izquierdo , A. J. Balseyro Sebastian , M. A. Gonzalez Leon

In this work, we investigate collision processes and their mechanism among chiral and nonchiral kinks in the coupled double-field $\phi^4$ model and show that the kink collisions follow the $Z_4$ abelian group operation. Unlike the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-08-02 Jin-Hyung Choi , Sang-Hoon Han , Myungjun Kang , Sangmo Cheon

In this Letter, we address the {long-range interaction} between kinks and antikinks, as well as kinks and kinks, in $\varphi^{2n+4}$ field theories for $n>1$. The kink-antikink interaction is generically attractive, while the kink-kink…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2019-05-08 Ivan C. Christov , Robert J. Decker , A. Demirkaya , Vakhid A. Gani , P. G. Kevrekidis , Avinash Khare , Avadh Saxena

We demonstrate the existence and stability of one-dimensional (1D) topological kink configurations immersed in higher-dimensional bosonic gases and nonlinear optical setups. Our analysis pertains, in particular, to the two- and…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2025-03-31 S. I. Mistakidis , G. Bougas , G. C. Katsimiga , P. G. Kevrekidis

We study the $\lambda\phi^4_{1+1}$ kink solion and the zero-mode contribution to the Kink soliton mass in regions beyond the semiclassical regime. The calculations are done in the non-trivial scaling region and where appropriate the results…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2015-06-25 A. Ardekani , A. G. Williams

The one-dimensional Klein-Gordon equation is investigated with the most general Lorentz structure for the external potentials. The analysis and calculation of the reflection and transmission coefficients for the scattering of particles in a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2008-11-26 Tatiana R. Cardoso , Antonio S. de Castro

We analyze non-integrable deformations of two-dimensional N=1 supersymmetric quantum field theories with kink excitations. As example, we consider the multi-frequency Super Sine Gordon model. At weak coupling, this model is robust with…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-18 Giuseppe Mussardo

The symmetric dynamics of two kinks and one antikink in classical (1+1)-dimensional $\phi^4$ theory is investigated. Gradient flow is used to construct a collective coordinate model of the system. The relationship between the discrete…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-10-30 N. S. Manton , H. Merabet

In this work we present a new class of real scalar field models admitting strongly interactive kink solutions. Instead of the usual exponential asymptotic behavior these topological solutions exhibit a power-law one. We investigate the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2012-08-24 A. R. Gomes , R. Menezes , J. C. R. E. Oliveira

Evolution of sphalerons in a class of quartic Klein-Gordon models are studied under a growing perturbation. Sphalerons are unstable lump-like solutions that arise from a saddle point between true and false vacua in the energy functional.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-05-08 Stephen C. Anco , Danial Saadatmand

We revisit the problem of the three-soliton collisions in the weakly perturbed sine-Gordon equation and develop an effective three-particle model allowing to explain many interesting features observed in numerical simulations of the soliton…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-13 Sergey V. Dmitriev , Panayotis G. Kevrekidis , Yuri S. Kivshar

We explore a variant of the $\phi^6$ model originally proposed in Phys.\ Rev.\ D {\bf 12}, 1606 (1975) as a prototypical, so-called, "bag" model in which domain walls play the role of quarks within hadrons. We examine the steady state of…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2017-12-19 A. Demirkaya , R. Decker , P. G. Kevrekidis , I. C. Christov , A. Saxena

A model of soliton-defect interactions in the sine-Gordon equations is studied using singular perturbation theory. Melnikov theory is used to derive a critical velocity for strong interactions, which is shown to be exponentially small for…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-10 Roy H. Goodman , Richard Haberman

We present an analytical and numerical study of the Klein-Gordon kink-soliton dynamics in inhomogeneous media. In particular, we study an external field that is almost constant for the whole system but that changes its sign at the center of…

patt-sol · Physics 2015-06-26 L. E. Guerrero , A. Bellorin , J. R. Carbo , J. A. Gonzalez

There is a series of scalar models possessing reflectionless kinks whose linear perturbations are described by a P\"oschl-Teller potential at integer level $\sigma$. The cases $\sigma=1$ and $2$ are the well-known Sine-Gordon and $\phi^4$…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-03-16 Hengyuan Guo , Jarah Evslin , Stefano Bolognesi

We consider a prototypical model in which a nonlinear field (continuum or discrete) evolves on a flexible substrate which feeds back to the evolution of the main field. We identify the underlying physics and potential applications of such a…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-07 P. G. Kevrekidis , B. A. Malomed , A. R. Bishop

In this paper, we present topological defects in $(1,1)$ dimensions, described by an extended nonlinear $O(3)$ sigma model. We consider spherical coordinates $(\phi,\chi)$ in the $S^2$ isotopic space and a potential $V(\phi,\chi)$. For…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2024-10-15 Adalto R. Gomes , Fabiano C. Simas

We present an extension of the Randall--Sundrum model in which, due to spontaneous Lorentz symmetry breaking, graviton mixes with bulk vector fields and becomes quasilocalized. The masses of KK modes comprising the four-dimensional graviton…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-11 D. S. Gorbunov , S. M. Sibiryakov