Exact Stability Criteria for Finite-Amplitude Solitons
- 4 June 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 42 (23) , 1534-1537
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.42.1534
Abstract
Exact stability criteria for finite-amplitude solitons are derived. In contrast to previous investigations, deviations from quasineutrality and nonlinear plasma response are allowed for. Physical implications of the criteria are discussed.Keywords
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