Nonlinear stability of oscillatory wave fronts in chains of coupled oscillators

We present a stability theory for kink propagation in chains of coupled oscillators and a different algorithm for the numerical study of kink dynamics. The numerical solutions are computed using an equivalent integral equation instead of a system of differential equations. This avoids uncertainty ab...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Carpio Rodríguez, Ana María
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/49872
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49872
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:517.9
531.1
Semiconductor Superlattices
Harmonic Liquid
Discrete
Propagation
Dynamics
Equilibrium
Failure
Systems
Pulses
Física-Modelos matemáticos
Ecuaciones diferenciales
1202.07 Ecuaciones en Diferencias
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Sumario:We present a stability theory for kink propagation in chains of coupled oscillators and a different algorithm for the numerical study of kink dynamics. The numerical solutions are computed using an equivalent integral equation instead of a system of differential equations. This avoids uncertainty about the impact of artificial boundary conditions and discretization in time. Stability results also follow from the integral version. Stable kinks have a monotone leading edge and move with a velocity larger than a critical value which depends on the damping strength.