| 释义 |
soliton Physics.|ˈsɒlɪtɒn|
[f. solitary a. + -on1.]
A solitary wave (see solitary a. 1 e); a quantum or quasiparticle propagated in the manner of a solitary wave.
1965Zabusky & Kruskal in Physical Rev. Lett. XV. 240/1 Each such ‘solitary-wave pulse’ or ‘soliton’ begins to move uniformly at a rate..which is linearly proportional to its amplitude. 1967Ibid. XIX. 1096/1 The solitons exhibit a remarkable stability in that their identity is preserved through nonlinear interactions. This property of solitons..was discovered numerically and justifies the name suggestive of particles. 1968Trans. Amer. Geophysical Union XLIX. 209/2 Steep waves in shallow water have nonlinear properties similar to those exhibited by interacting ‘solitons’, nonlinear dispersive wave entities that arise in solutions of the Korteweg-de-Vries..equation. 1976[see solitary wave s.v. solitary a. 1 e]. 1979Physica Scripta XX. 306/1 Solitons appear in many fields of our life ranging from classical fluids, solid state and elementary particle physics to biophysics. |