Soliton-generating -functions revisited

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Soliton-generating \(\tau\)-functions revisited



Abstract: Within the framework of the Inverse-Scattering formalism and the Hirota algorithm, soliton solutions of evolution equations are images of { au}-functions. Typically, the latter are expressed in terms of exponentials, the arguments of which are linear in the coordinates. Consequently, often, { au}-functions are unbounded in space and time. However, they are not unique. Exploitation of their non-uniqueness uncovers physically interesting possibilities: 1) One can construct equivalent { au}-functions, which generate the same traditional (Inverse-Scattering/Hirota)) soliton solutions, yet allow for the extension of the family of soliton solutions to a wider, parametric family, in which the traditional solutions are a subset. The parameters are shifts in individual soliton trajectories. 2) When two wave numbers in a multi-soliton solution are made to coincide, the reduction of the solution to one with a lower number of solitons is qualitatively different for solutions that are within the traditional subset and those that are outside this subset. 3) One can construct { au}-functions that are bounded in space and time, in terms of which soliton solutions become images of localized sources.












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