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Kink dynamics in one-dimensional nonlinear systems

Kyozi Kawasaki, +1 more
- 01 Dec 1982 - 
- Vol. 116, Iss: 3, pp 573-593
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In this article, a special case of kink dynamics of nonlinear wave equations is found to reduce to the Toda lattice dynamics, which corresponds to the momentum conservation law for wave equations.
Abstract
A certain class of nonlinear evolution equations of one space dimension which permits kink type solutions and includes one-dimensional time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau (TDGL) equations and certain nonlinear wave equations is studied in some strong coupling approximation where the problem can be reduced to the study of kink dynamics. A detailed study is presented for the case of TDGL equation with possible applications to the late stage kinetics of order-disorer phase transitions and spinodal decompositions. A special case of kink dynamics of nonlinear wave equations is found to reduce to the Toda lattice dynamics. A new conservation law for dissipative systems is found which corresponds to the momentum conservation law for wave equations.

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TL;DR: A survey of the properties of soliton-type solutions to non-linear wave equations appearing in various fields of physics is given in this paper, where the results of computer experiments on the dynamics of the formation and interaction (in one-space-dimensional geometry) of solit-type objects are presented at length.
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Theory of spinodal decomposition in alloys

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Studies of a non-linear lattice

Morikazu Toda
- 01 May 1975 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, an exact treatment of the propagation of waves in one-dimensional non-linear lattices is presented, and particular solutions of the equations of motion are given in analytic form, and are shown to have wide applicabilities in elucidating general features of nonlinear waves.
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Kinetic Drumhead Model of Interface. I

TL;DR: In this paper, the Euclidean invariant stochastic equation of motion for the coordinate of the interface is derived systematically from the time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau model in the limit of infinitely deep potential well of the order parameter.
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