soliton
soliton
Definition
soli·ton (säl′i tän′)
noun
Physics a solitary wavelike disturbance that maintains its shape and velocity despite collisions with other such disturbances
soliton
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- embed: In particular we study properties of the recently discovered so-called " embedded soliton " solutions.
Modifies a noun
- equation: We are interested in the role that determinants play in determining new solutions to various soliton equations.
- theory: Hamiltonian Theory An important idea introduced within soliton theory was that of a bi-Hamiltonian system.
- solution: Some of these equations are interesting from the physical point of view due to their soliton solutions.
- field: The algorithm continues at step 2 using the new estimate of soliton field.
- gate: Various designs of soliton gates are discussed in a context of massively-parallel processors.
- wave: In fact, soliton light waves are currently employed in telecommunications.
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