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In this paper, we numerically study the scattering of kinks in the noncanonical sine-Gordon model using Fourier spectral methods. The model depends on two free parameters, which control the localized inner structure in the energy density…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2022-03-08 I. Takyi , B. Barnes , H. M. Tornyeviadzi , J. Ackora-Prah

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 modify the recently proposed model of Speight and Ward to make it possess time dependent solutions. We find that for each lattice spacing and for each velocity of the sine Gordon kink we can find a modification of the model for which…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2009-10-28 W. J. Zakrzewski

We consider effectively one-dimensional planar and radial kinks in two-dimensional nonlinear Klein-Gordon models and focus on the sine-Gordon model and the $\phi^4$ variants thereof. We adapt an adiabatic invariant formulation recently…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2018-11-28 P. G. Kevrekidis , I. Danaila , J. -G. Caputo , R. Carretero-Gonzalez

One dimensional topological kink which has strictly finite size without any exponential or power-like tail is presented. It can be observed in a simple mechanical system akin to the one used in order to demonstrate sinus-Gordon solitons.

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2007-05-23 H. Arodz

The solitons and kinks of the generalized $sl(3, \IC)$ sine-Gordon (GSG) model are explicitly obtained through the hybrid of the Hirota and dressing methods in which the {\sl tau} functions play an important role. The various properties are…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-10-27 H. Blas , H. L. Carrion

We construct a modified non-BPS sine-Gordon theory which supports stable static kinks of arbitrary topological degree $N$. We use this toy model to study problems which are interesting for higher-dimensional soliton theories supporting…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-11-30 Chris Halcrow , Renjan Rajan John , Anusree N

We have examined the dynamical behavior of the kink solutions of the one-dimensional sine-Gordon equation in the presence of a spatially periodic parametric perturbation. Our study clarifies and extends the currently available knowledge on…

patt-sol · Physics 2009-10-28 Angel Sanchez , A R Bishop , Francisco Dominguez-Adame

We study the dynamical response of a diatomic periodic chain of rotors coupled by springs, whose unit cell breaks spatial inversion symmetry. In the continuum description, we derive a nonlinear field theory which admits topological kinks…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2017-02-08 Yujie Zhou , Bryan Gin-ge Chen , Nitin Upadhyaya , Vincenzo Vitelli

Extending a recent effective theory formulation for the dynamics of kinks in the sine-Gordon model [1], we propose an analogous effective description of $\phi^4$ kinks. Three different reduced models based on the kink position, width and…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-05-22 Jacek Gatlik , Tomasz Dobrowolski , Jean-Guy Caputo , Panayotis G. Kevrekidis

This paper proposes a fairly general new point of view on the question of asymptotic stability of (topological) solitons. Our approach is based on the use of the distorted Fourier transform at the nonlinear level; it does not rely on…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-02-16 Pierre Germain , Fabio Pusateri

The discrete Klein-Gordon equation on a two-dimensional square lattice satisfies an $\ell^1 \mapsto \ell^\infty$ dispersive bound with polynomial decay rate $|t|^{-3/4}$. We determine the shape of the light cone for any choice of the mass…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-04-13 Vita Borovyk , Michael Goldberg

Following Finkelstein and Misner, kinks are non-trivial field configurations of a field theory, and different kink-numbers correspond to different disconnected components of the space of allowed field configurations for a given topology of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-30 T. Kloesch , T. Strobl

This paper establishes the global existence of solutions for a class of wave-Klein-Gordon coupled systems with specific nonlinearities in 3+1-dimensional Minkowski spacetime. The study demonstrates that imposing certain constraints on the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Yue Ma , Weidong Zhang

In the present Chapter, we consider two prototypical Klein-Gordon models: the integrable sine-Gordon equation and the non-integrable $\phi^4$ model. We focus, in particular, on two of their prototypical solutions, namely the kink-like…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2019-01-04 M. Chirilus-Bruckner , C. Chong , P. G. Kevrekidis , J. Cuevas-Maraver

We study the Dirac--Klein-Gordon system in $1+2$ spacetime dimensions. We show global existence of the solutions, as well as sharp time decay and linear scattering. One key advance is that we provide the first asymptotic stability result…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-11-15 Shijie Dong , Zoe Wyatt

In the present study the interaction of a sine-Gordon kink with a localized inhomogeneity is considered. In the absence of dissipation, the inhomogeneity considered is found to impose a potential energy barrier. The motion of the kink for…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-02-14 Jacek Gatlik , Tomasz Dobrowolski , Panayotis G. Kevrekidis

We focus on existence and rigidity problems of the vectorial Peierls-Nabarro (PN) model for dislocations. Under the assumption that the misfit potential on the slip plane only depends on the shear displacement along the Burgers vector, a…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-11-08 Yuan Gao , Jian-Guo Liu , Zibu Liu

We study discrete solitons (kinks) accessible in state-of-the-art trapped ion experiments, considering zigzag crystals and quasi-3D configurations, both theoretically and experimentally. We first extend the theoretical understanding of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2013-09-09 H. Landa , J. Brox , M. Mielenz , T. Schaetz , B. Reznik

We investigate the mobility of nonlinear localized modes in a generalized discrete Ginzburg-Landau type model, describing a one-dimensional waveguide array in an active Kerr medium with intrinsic, saturable gain and damping. It is shown…