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44-411: FWHM is applied to such phenomena as the duration of pulse waveforms and the spectral width of sources used for optical communications and the resolution of spectrometers . The convention of "width" meaning "half maximum" is also widely used in signal processing to define bandwidth as "width of frequency range where less than half the signal's power is attenuated", i.e., the power is at least half

88-457: A balanced cancellation of nonlinear and dispersive effects in the medium. (Dispersive effects are a property of certain systems where the speed of a wave depends on its frequency.) Solitons were subsequently found to provide stable solutions of a wide class of weakly nonlinear dispersive partial differential equations describing physical systems. The soliton phenomenon was first described in 1834 by John Scott Russell (1808–1882) who observed

132-718: A chase of one or two miles I lost it in the windings of the channel. Such, in the month of August 1834, was my first chance interview with that singular and beautiful phenomenon which I have called the Wave of Translation. Scott Russell spent some time making practical and theoretical investigations of these waves. He built wave tanks at his home and noticed some key properties: Scott Russell's experimental work seemed at odds with Isaac Newton 's and Daniel Bernoulli 's theories of hydrodynamics . George Biddell Airy and George Gabriel Stokes had difficulty accepting Scott Russell's experimental observations because they could not be explained by

176-548: A collision with other solitons. So solitary waves on a water surface are near -solitons, but not exactly – after the interaction of two (colliding or overtaking) solitary waves, they have changed a bit in amplitude and an oscillatory residual is left behind. Solitons are also studied in quantum mechanics, thanks to the fact that they could provide a new foundation of it through de Broglie 's unfinished program, known as "Double solution theory" or "Nonlinear wave mechanics". This theory, developed by de Broglie in 1927 and revived in

220-509: A more detailed description. Many exactly solvable models have soliton solutions, including the Korteweg–de Vries equation , the nonlinear Schrödinger equation , the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation, and the sine-Gordon equation . The soliton solutions are typically obtained by means of the inverse scattering transform , and owe their stability to the integrability of the field equations. The mathematical theory of these equations

264-506: A process called pulse-shaping . Optimum pulse shape depends on the application. These can be found in pulse waves , square waves , boxcar functions , and rectangular functions . In digital signals the up and down transitions between high and low levels are called the rising edge and the falling edge. In digital systems the detection of these sides or action taken in response is termed edge-triggered, rising or falling depending on which side of rectangular pulse. A digital timing diagram

308-529: A solitary wave in the Union Canal in Scotland. He reproduced the phenomenon in a wave tank and named it the " Wave of Translation ". The term soliton was coined by Zabusky and Kruskal to describe localized, strongly stable propagating solutions to the Korteweg–de Vries equation , which models waves of the type seen by Russell. The name was meant to characterize the solitary nature of the waves, with

352-756: A solution in one homotopy class to another. The solutions are truly distinct, and maintain their integrity, even in the face of extremely powerful forces. Examples of topological solitons include the screw dislocation in a crystalline lattice , the Dirac string and the magnetic monopole in electromagnetism , the Skyrmion and the Wess–Zumino–Witten model in quantum field theory , the magnetic skyrmion in condensed matter physics, and cosmic strings and domain walls in cosmology . In 1834, John Scott Russell describes his wave of translation . The discovery

396-402: A source in the form of a Dirac-delta function at the origin. As a consequence it displays a singularity in this point (although the electric field is everywhere regular). In some physical contexts (for instance string theory) this feature can be important, which motivated the introduction of a special name for this class of solitons. On the other hand, when gravity is added (i.e. when considering

440-581: A topologically stable soliton solution of a field theory with conserved baryon number. The bound state of two solitons is known as a bion , or in systems where the bound state periodically oscillates, a breather . The interference-type forces between solitons could be used in making bions. However, these forces are very sensitive to their relative phases. Alternatively, the bound state of solitons could be formed by dressing atoms with highly excited Rydberg levels. The resulting self-generated potential profile features an inner attractive soft-core supporting

484-475: Is a broad and very active field of mathematical research. Some types of tidal bore , a wave phenomenon of a few rivers including the River Severn , are 'undular': a wavefront followed by a train of solitons. Other solitons occur as the undersea internal waves , initiated by seabed topography , that propagate on the oceanic pycnocline . Atmospheric solitons also exist, such as the morning glory cloud of

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528-501: Is an example of a well-ordered collection of rectangular pulses. A Nyquist pulse is one which meets the Nyquist ISI criterion and is important in data transmission. An example of a pulse which meets this condition is the sinc function . The sinc pulse is of some significance in signal-processing theory but cannot be produced by a real generator for reasons of causality. In 2013, Nyquist pulses were produced in an effort to reduce

572-479: Is described here in Scott Russell's own words: I was observing the motion of a boat which was rapidly drawn along a narrow channel by a pair of horses, when the boat suddenly stopped – not so the mass of water in the channel which it had put in motion; it accumulated round the prow of the vessel in a state of violent agitation, then suddenly leaving it behind, rolled forward with great velocity, assuming

616-829: Is invariant under translations. The area within this FWHM is approximately 76% of the total area under the function. In spectroscopy half the width at half maximum (here γ ), HWHM, is in common use. For example, a Lorentzian/Cauchy distribution of height ⁠ 1 / πγ ⁠ can be defined by f ( x ) = 1 π γ [ 1 + ( x − x 0 γ ) 2 ]  and  F W H M = 2 γ . {\displaystyle f(x)={\frac {1}{\pi \gamma \left[1+\left({\frac {x-x_{0}}{\gamma }}\right)^{2}\right]}}\quad {\text{ and }}\quad \mathrm {FWHM} =2\gamma .} Another important distribution function, related to solitons in optics ,

660-479: Is now known as the Korteweg–de Vries equation , including solitary wave and periodic cnoidal wave solutions. In 1965 Norman Zabusky of Bell Labs and Martin Kruskal of Princeton University first demonstrated soliton behavior in media subject to the Korteweg–de Vries equation (KdV equation) in a computational investigation using a finite difference approach. They also showed how this behavior explained

704-480: Is stable against decay to the "trivial solution". Soliton stability is due to topological constraints, rather than integrability of the field equations. The constraints arise almost always because the differential equations must obey a set of boundary conditions , and the boundary has a nontrivial homotopy group , preserved by the differential equations. Thus, the differential equation solutions can be classified into homotopy classes . No continuous transformation maps

748-709: Is the hyperbolic secant : f ( x ) = sech ⁡ ( x X ) . {\displaystyle f(x)=\operatorname {sech} \left({\frac {x}{X}}\right).} Any translating element was omitted, since it does not affect the FWHM. For this impulse we have: F W H M = 2 arcsch ⁡ ( 1 2 ) X = 2 ln ⁡ ( 2 + 3 ) X ≈ 2.634 X {\displaystyle \mathrm {FWHM} =2\operatorname {arcsch} \left({\tfrac {1}{2}}\right)X=2\ln(2+{\sqrt {3}})\;X\approx 2.634\;X} where arcsch

792-405: Is the inverse hyperbolic secant . This applied mathematics –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pulse (signal processing) A pulse in signal processing is a rapid, transient change in the amplitude of a signal from a baseline value to a higher or lower value, followed by a rapid return to the baseline value. Pulse shapes can arise out of

836-424: Is the standard deviation and x 0 is the expected value , then the relationship between FWHM and the standard deviation is F W H M = 2 2 ln ⁡ 2 σ ≈ 2.355 σ . {\displaystyle \mathrm {FWHM} =2{\sqrt {2\ln 2}}\;\sigma \approx 2.355\;\sigma .} The FWHM does not depend on the expected value x 0 ; it

880-518: The Born–Infeld model . The name appears to have been coined by G. W. Gibbons in order to distinguish this solution from the conventional soliton, understood as a regular , finite-energy (and usually stable) solution of a differential equation describing some physical system. The word regular means a smooth solution carrying no sources at all. However, the solution of the Born–Infeld model still carries

924-496: The Gordon–Haus (GH) jitter . The GH jitter requires sophisticated, expensive compensatory solutions that ultimately makes dense wavelength-division multiplexing (DWDM) soliton transmission in the field unattractive, compared to the conventional non-return-to-zero/return-to-zero paradigm. Further, the likely future adoption of the more spectrally efficient phase-shift-keyed/QAM formats makes soliton transmission even less viable, due to

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968-457: The Gulf of Carpentaria , where pressure solitons traveling in a temperature inversion layer produce vast linear roll clouds . The recent and not widely accepted soliton model in neuroscience proposes to explain the signal conduction within neurons as pressure solitons. A topological soliton , also called a topological defect, is any solution of a set of partial differential equations that

1012-401: The 'on' suffix recalling the usage for particles such as electrons , baryons or hadrons , reflecting their observed particle-like behaviour. A single, consensus definition of a soliton is difficult to find. Drazin & Johnson (1989 , p. 15) ascribe three properties to solitons: More formal definitions exist, but they require substantial mathematics. Moreover, some scientists use

1056-424: The 1950s, is the natural continuation of his ideas developed between 1923 and 1926, which extended the wave–particle duality introduced by Albert Einstein for the light quanta , to all the particles of matter. The observation of accelerating surface gravity water wave soliton using an external hydrodynamic linear potential was demonstrated in 2019. This experiment also demonstrated the ability to excite and measure

1100-414: The 3D self-trapped soliton, an intermediate repulsive shell (barrier) preventing solitons’ fusion, and an outer attractive layer (well) used for completing the bound state resulting in giant stable soliton molecules. In this scheme, the distance and size of the individual solitons in the molecule can be controlled dynamically with the laser adjustment. In field theory bion usually refers to the solution of

1144-714: The Gordon–Mollenauer effect. Consequently, the long-haul fiberoptic transmission soliton has remained a laboratory curiosity. Solitons may occur in proteins and DNA. Solitons are related to the low-frequency collective motion in proteins and DNA . A recently developed model in neuroscience proposes that signals, in the form of density waves, are conducted within neurons in the form of solitons. Solitons can be described as almost lossless energy transfer in biomolecular chains or lattices as wave-like propagations of coupled conformational and electronic disturbances. Solitons can occur in materials, such as ferroelectrics , in

1188-401: The curve of unity. This is another pulse that cannot be created exactly in real systems, but practical approximations can be achieved. It is used in testing, or theoretically predicting, the impulse response of devices and systems, particularly filters . Such responses yield a great deal of information about the system. A Gaussian pulse is shaped as a Gaussian function and is produced by

1232-623: The domains, influencing the direction of the soliton network propagation. Nonidealities such as disruptions to the soliton network and surface impurities can influence soliton propagation as well. Domain walls can meet at nodes and get effectively pinned, forming triangular domains, which have been readily observed in various ferroelectric twisted bilayer systems. In addition, closed loops of domain walls enclosing multiple polarization domains can inhibit soliton propagation and thus, switching of polarizations across it. Also, domain walls can propagate and meet at wrinkles and surface inhomogeneities within

1276-484: The existing water wave theories. Additional observations were reported by Henry Bazin in 1862 after experiments carried out in the canal de Bourgogne in France. Their contemporaries spent some time attempting to extend the theory but it would take until the 1870s before Joseph Boussinesq and Lord Rayleigh published a theoretical treatment and solutions. In 1895 Diederik Korteweg and Gustav de Vries provided what

1320-439: The form of a large solitary elevation, a rounded, smooth and well-defined heap of water, which continued its course along the channel apparently without change of form or diminution of speed. I followed it on horseback, and overtook it still rolling on at a rate of some eight or nine miles an hour, preserving its original figure some thirty feet long and a foot to a foot and a half in height. Its height gradually diminished, and after

1364-542: The form of domain walls. Ferroelectric materials exhibit spontaneous polarization, or electric dipoles, which are coupled to configurations of the material structure. Domains of oppositely poled polarizations can be present within a single material as the structural configurations corresponding to opposing polarizations are equally favorable with no presence of external forces. The domain boundaries, or “walls”, that separate these local structural configurations are regions of lattice dislocations . The domain walls can propagate as

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1408-495: The impulse response of a Gaussian filter . It has the properties of maximum steepness of transition with no overshoot and minimum group delay . Soliton In mathematics and physics , a soliton is a nonlinear, self-reinforcing, localized wave packet that is strongly stable , in that it preserves its shape while propagating freely, at constant velocity, and recovers it even after collisions with other such localized wave packets. Its remarkable stability can be traced to

1452-422: The lattice. It has been observed that soliton or domain wall propagation across a moderate length of the sample (order of nanometers to micrometers) can be initiated with applied stress from an AFM tip on a fixed region. The soliton propagation carries the mechanical perturbation with little loss in energy across the material, which enables domain switching in a domino-like fashion. It has also been observed that

1496-723: The maximum. In signal processing terms, this is at most −3  dB of attenuation, called half-power point or, more specifically, half-power bandwidth . When half-power point is applied to antenna beam width , it is called half-power beam width . If the considered function is the density of a normal distribution of the form f ( x ) = 1 σ 2 π exp ⁡ [ − ( x − x 0 ) 2 2 σ 2 ] {\displaystyle f(x)={\frac {1}{\sigma {\sqrt {2\pi }}}}\exp \left[-{\frac {(x-x_{0})^{2}}{2\sigma ^{2}}}\right]} where σ

1540-580: The phases of ballistic solitons. Much experimentation has been done using solitons in fiber optics applications. Solitons in a fiber optic system are described by the Manakov equations . Solitons' inherent stability make long-distance transmission possible without the use of repeaters , and could potentially double transmission capacity as well. The above impressive experiments have not translated to actual commercial soliton system deployments however, in either terrestrial or submarine systems, chiefly due to

1584-541: The polarizations, and thus, the local structural configurations can switch within a domain with applied forces such as electric bias or mechanical stress. Consequently, the domain walls can be described as solitons, discrete regions of dislocations that are able to slip or propagate and maintain their shape in width and length.   In recent literature, ferroelectricity has been observed in twisted bilayers of van der Waal materials such as molybdenum disulfide and graphene . The moiré superlattice that arises from

1628-509: The puzzling earlier work of Fermi, Pasta, Ulam, and Tsingou . In 1967, Gardner, Greene, Kruskal and Miura discovered an inverse scattering transform enabling analytical solution of the KdV equation. The work of Peter Lax on Lax pairs and the Lax equation has since extended this to solution of many related soliton-generating systems. Solitons are, by definition, unaltered in shape and speed by

1672-438: The relative twist angle between the van der Waal monolayers generates regions of different stacking orders of the atoms within the layers. These regions exhibit inversion symmetry breaking structural configurations that enable ferroelectricity at the interface of these monolayers. The domain walls that separate these regions are composed of partial dislocations where different types of stresses, and thus, strains are experienced by

1716-455: The shape of the pulse therefore changes over time. However, also the nonlinear Kerr effect occurs; the refractive index of a material at a given frequency depends on the light's amplitude or strength. If the pulse has just the right shape, the Kerr effect exactly cancels the dispersion effect and the pulse's shape does not change over time. Thus, the pulse is a soliton. See soliton (optics) for

1760-522: The size of pulses in optical fibers, which enables them to be packed 10 times more closely together, yielding a corresponding 10-fold increase in bandwidth. The pulses were more than 99 percent perfect and were produced using a simple laser and modulator. A Dirac pulse has the shape of the Dirac delta function . It has the properties of infinite amplitude and its integral is the Heaviside step function . Equivalently, it has zero width and an area under

1804-526: The term soliton for phenomena that do not quite have these three properties (for instance, the ' light bullets ' of nonlinear optics are often called solitons despite losing energy during interaction). Dispersion and nonlinearity can interact to produce permanent and localized wave forms. Consider a pulse of light traveling in glass. This pulse can be thought of as consisting of light of several different frequencies. Since glass shows dispersion, these different frequencies travel at different speeds and

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1848-402: The type of dislocations found at the walls can affect propagation parameters such as direction. For instance, STM measurements showed four types of strains of varying degrees of shear, compression, and tension at domain walls depending on the type of localized stacking order in twisted bilayer graphene. Different slip directions of the walls are achieved with different types of strains found at

1892-532: The van der Waal layers, which can act as obstacles obstructing the propagation. In magnets, there also exist different types of solitons and other nonlinear waves. These magnetic solitons are an exact solution of classical nonlinear differential equations — magnetic equations, e.g. the Landau–Lifshitz equation , continuum Heisenberg model , Ishimori equation , nonlinear Schrödinger equation and others. Atomic nuclei may exhibit solitonic behavior. Here

1936-410: The whole nuclear wave function is predicted to exist as a soliton under certain conditions of temperature and energy. Such conditions are suggested to exist in the cores of some stars in which the nuclei would not react but pass through each other unchanged, retaining their soliton waves through a collision between nuclei. The Skyrme Model is a model of nuclei in which each nucleus is considered to be

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