Self-similarity and fractals in soliton-supporting systems
- 1 February 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 61 (2) , R1048-R1051
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.61.r1048
Abstract
We describe a principle that can be used to generate self-similarity and fractals in almost any nonlinear system in nature that supports solitons, given that some proper nonadiabatic conditions are met. We illustrate our idea on a particular optics example that also theoretically demonstrates fractals in nonlinear optics.Keywords
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