Solutions of the lattice sine-Gordon equation and the solitons of its cellular automaton
Solutions of the lattice sine-Gordon equation and the solitons of its cellular automaton
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格子正弦-戈登方程及其元胞自动机孤子的解
DOI:
10.1088/1751-8113/47/12/125202
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发表时间:
2014
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A. Ramani and B. Grammaticos
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R. Willox;A. Ramani and B. Grammaticos
We analyse the solutions of the cellular automaton sine–Gordon equation and link them to solutions of the discrete, lattice, sine–Gordon. We show that while the ultradiscretizable, positive definite, solutions of the latter behave dispersively, certain parts of these dispersive waves nonetheless survive in the ultradiscrete limit, giving rise to the solutions of the cellular automaton. We examine the ultradiscrete solutions in the case of a generalized cellular automaton in which the dependent variable can assume non-integer values and we show that the collision of two solitary waves is inelastic, leading to the creation of a'bridge'of constant height that links two outgoing structures. Based on the ultradiscrete form of the sine–Gordon equation we explain the appearance of this bridging region and we describe its interaction with a solitary wave.