On the fractional dynamics of kinks in sine-Gordon models

I the present work, we explored the dynamics of single kinks, kink–anti-kink pairs and bound states in the prototypical fractional Klein–Gordon example of the sine-Gordon equation. In particular, we modified the order of the temporal derivative to that of a Caputo fractional type and found that, for...

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Autores: Bountis, Tassos, Cantisán Gómez, Julia, Cuevas-Maraver, Jesús, Macías Díaz, Jorge Eduardo, Kevrekidis, Panayotis G.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/168812
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/168812
https://doi.org/10.3390/math13020220
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:sine-Gordon equation
Kinks
Breathers
Fractional derivatives
Caputo derivative
Riesz derivative
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Sumario:I the present work, we explored the dynamics of single kinks, kink–anti-kink pairs and bound states in the prototypical fractional Klein–Gordon example of the sine-Gordon equation. In particular, we modified the order of the temporal derivative to that of a Caputo fractional type and found that, for 1<<2, this imposes a dissipative dynamical behavior on the coherent structures. We also examined the variation of a fractional Riesz order on the spatial derivative. Here, depending on whether this order was below or above the harmonic value =2, we found, respectively, monotonically attracting kinks, or non-monotonic and potentially attracting or repelling kinks, with a saddle equilibrium separating the two. Finally, we also explored the interplay of the two derivatives, when both Caputo temporal and Riesz spatial derivatives are involved.