Hylomorphic solitons in the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation (Q846287): Difference between revisions
From MaRDI portal
Changed an Item |
Normalize DOI. |
||
(5 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
Property / DOI | |||
Property / DOI: 10.4310/DPDE.2009.v6.n4.a2 / rank | |||
Property / MaRDI profile type | |||
Property / MaRDI profile type: MaRDI publication profile / rank | |||
Normal rank | |||
Property / arXiv ID | |||
Property / arXiv ID: 0810.5079 / rank | |||
Normal rank | |||
Property / OpenAlex ID | |||
Property / OpenAlex ID: W2062489996 / rank | |||
Normal rank | |||
Property / DOI | |||
Property / DOI: 10.4310/DPDE.2009.V6.N4.A2 / rank | |||
Normal rank |
Latest revision as of 05:06, 10 December 2024
scientific article
Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
---|---|---|---|
English | Hylomorphic solitons in the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation |
scientific article |
Statements
Hylomorphic solitons in the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation (English)
0 references
8 February 2010
0 references
The article is devoted to the solitary waves of the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation \[ \psi_{tt} - \Delta \psi + f'(|\psi|) \psi = 0. \] In this paper, solitary waves are referred to as solitons if they are stable and have a particle-like behaviour. This is not a conventional definition as the word ``solitons'' is typically used in the context of integrable equations. The authors add another unconventional definition of ``hylomorphic solitons'' from the Greek words ``hyle'' (for matter or a set of particles) and ``morphe'' (for a form). The meaning of ``hylomorphic solitons'' is thought to be ``solitons that give a suitable form to condensed matter''. The mathematical definition of the hylomorphic solitons is based on the ratio between the energy and the charge of the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation. The three aims of the article are formulated as follows. {\parindent5mm \begin{itemize}\item[1.] To give the definition of hylomorphic solitons. \item[2.] To describe a new variational approach to the proof of the existence of hylomorphic solitons in the context of the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations. \item[3.] To classify the nonlinearities which give hylomorphic solitons. \end{itemize}} In particular, four classes of nonlinearities are obtained and the necessary conditions for the nonlinear term to belong to a given class are derived. Numerical simulations show the different behaviour of hylomorphic solitons for these classes quantitatively.
0 references
solitons
0 references
nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation
0 references
existence
0 references
stability
0 references
variational methods
0 references
four classes of nonlinearities
0 references