Gray solitons on the surface of water
Publikationstyp
Journal Article
Date Issued
2014-01-10
Sprache
English
Institut
TORE-URI
Volume
89
Issue
1
Article Number
011002
Citation
Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 89 (1): 011002 - (2014-01-10)
Publisher DOI
Scopus ID
Publisher
American Physical Society (APS)
The dynamics of surface gravity water waves can be described by the self-defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Recent observations of black solitons on the surface of water confirmed its validity for finite, below critical depth. The black soliton is a limiting case of a family of gray soliton solutions with finite amplitude depressions. Here, we report observations of gray solitons in water waves, thus, complementing our previous observations of black solitons. © 2014 American Physical Society.
DDC Class
530: Physik