Associations to the word «Soliton»
Noun
- Dispersion
- Dm
- Optic
- Propagation
- Polarization
- Pulse
- Optics
- Fiber
- Perturbation
- Modulation
- Waveguide
- Raman
- Amplitude
- Sine
- Exp
- Fission
- Wavelength
- Amplifier
- Equation
- Amplification
- Kerr
- Ld
- Excitation
- Vortex
- Compressor
- Diffraction
- Bragg
- Laser
- Vector
- Compression
- Locking
- Dk
- Instability
- Envelope
- Wave
- Conti
- Bloch
- Inline
- Velocity
- Collision
- Scattering
- Solution
- Transmission
- Dynamic
- Intensity
- Fibre
- Trapping
- Acoustic
- Chaos
- Semiconductor
- Approximation
- Parameter
- Regeneration
- Silica
- Neuroscience
- Width
- Timing
- Frequency
- Continuum
- Absorption
- Topology
- Physic
- Modem
- Simulation
- Generalization
- Dip
- Phys
Adjective
Wiktionary
SOLITON, noun. (physics) (mathematics) a self-reinforcing travelling wave or pulse caused by any non-linear effect; found in many physical systems
Dictionary definition
SOLITON, noun. (physics) a quantum of energy or quasiparticle that can be propagated as a traveling wave in nonlinear systems and is neither preceded nor followed by another such disturbance; does not obey the superposition principle and does not dissipate; "soliton waves can travel long distances with little loss of energy or structure".
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