Numerical simulation of a nonlinear wave equation and recurrence of initial states
In 1955 Fermi, Pasta and Ulam (FPU) [7] observed an unusual recurrence to initial state in numerical solutions of a nonlinear wave equation. Zabusky and Kruskal (ZK) [47] have subsequently found an explanation for this phenomenon based on special travelling wave solutions ("solitons") of t...
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University of British Columbia
2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31823 |