The sine-Gordon Model and its Applications From Pendula and Josephson Junctions to Gravity and High-Energy Physics /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Cuevas-Maraver, Jesús (Editor), Kevrekidis, Panayotis G. (Editor), Williams, Floyd (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Nonlinear Systems and Complexity, 10
• Subjects: Physics.; Mathematical physics.; Mechanics.; Astrophysics.; Nuclear physics.; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics.; Mathematical Physics.; Astrophysics and Astroparticles.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.

The sine-Gordon model is a ubiquitous model of Mathematical Physics with a wide range of applications extending from coupled torsion pendula and Josephson junction arrays to gravitational and high-energy physics models. The purpose of this book is to present a summary of recent developments in this...

Table of Contents:

• From the Contents: The sine-Gordon Model: General Background, Physical Motivations, Inverse Scattering, and Solitons
• Sine-Gordon Equation: From Discrete to Continuum
• Soliton Collisions
• The Traveling Kink Problem: Radiation Phenomena, Resonances, Pinning and How to Avoid It.