Gray solitons on the surface of water

被引:16
作者
Chabchoub, A. [1 ,2 ]
Kimmoun, O. [3 ]
Branger, H. [3 ]
Kharif, C. [3 ]
Hoffmann, N. [2 ,4 ]
Onorato, M. [5 ,6 ]
Akhmediev, N. [7 ]
机构
[1] Swinburne Univ Technol, Ctr Ocean Engn Sci & Technol, Hawthorn, Vic 3122, Australia
[2] Univ London Imperial Coll Sci Technol & Med, Dept Mech Engn, London SW7 2AZ, England
[3] Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, Cent Marseille, IRPHE UMR 7342, F-13384 Marseille, France
[4] Hamburg Univ Technol, Dynam Grp, D-21073 Hamburg, Germany
[5] Univ Turin, Dipartimento Fis, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[6] Ist Nazl Fis Nucl, Sez Torino, I-10125 Turin, Italy
[7] Australian Natl Univ, Inst Adv Studies, Res Sch Phys & Engn, Opt Sci Grp, Canberra, ACT 0200, Australia
基金
澳大利亚研究理事会;
关键词
DEEP-WATER; GRAVITY; WAVES; MODULATION; DYNAMICS; PULSES; FIBER;
D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.89.011002
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The dynamics of surface gravity water waves can be described by the self-defocusing nonlinear Schrodinger 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.
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