Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states

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"Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states" is a landmark 1965 paper by Norman J. Zabusky and Martin Kruskal that introduced the concept of solitons and demonstrated their particle-like interactions and recurrence behavior in nonlinear wave systems.

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instanceOf landmark paper in nonlinear science
physics paper
scientific paper
associatedWith Martin David Kruskal
surface form: Martin D. Kruskal

Norman J. Zabusky
author Martin David Kruskal
surface form: Martin D. Kruskal

Norman J. Zabusky
citedAs Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Zabusky–Kruskal 1965 paper
contributedTo emergence of soliton concept in physics
demonstrates elastic collisions between solitons
particle-like behavior of solitons
recurrence phenomena in nonlinear systems
field mathematical physics
nonlinear dynamics
plasma physics
soliton theory
hasImpactOn fluid dynamics of shallow water waves
nonlinear lattice dynamics
optical fiber communications theory
historicalSignificance helped establish nonlinear science as a distinct area
influenced computational studies of nonlinear partial differential equations
development of soliton theory
theory of integrable systems
introduces term soliton in the context of nonlinear waves
isConsidered classic paper in plasma physics
foundational work in nonlinear wave theory
language English
mainConcept nonlinear wave interaction
recurrence of initial states
soliton
publicationYear 1965
relatesTo Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states self-linksurface differs
surface form: Fermi–Pasta–Ulam recurrence
shows phase shifts resulting from soliton collisions
that solitons retain their shape after interaction
studies collisionless plasma
nonlinear wave equations
title Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states self-link
topic coherent structures in plasmas
one-dimensional nonlinear wave propagation
uses numerical simulations of nonlinear wave equations

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Norman J. Zabusky notableWork Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states
Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states title Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states self-link
Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states relatesTo Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Fermi–Pasta–Ulam recurrence
Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states citedAs Interaction of solitons in a collisionless plasma and the recurrence of initial states self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Zabusky–Kruskal 1965 paper