Monday, April 23, 2018

"Nanoptera in a Period-2 Toda Chain"

One of my papers recently came out in final form (with its volume and all of its other publication coordinates). Here are some details.

Title: Nanoptera in a Period-2 Toda Chain

Authors: Christopher J. Lustri and Mason A. Porter

Abstract: We study asymptotic solutions to a singularly perturbed, period-2 Toda lattice and use exponential asymptotics to examine "nanoptera," which are nonlocal solitary waves with constant-amplitude, exponentially small wave trains. With this approach, we isolate the exponentially small, constant-amplitude waves, and we elucidate the dynamics of these waves in terms of the Stokes phenomenon. We fi nd a simple asymptotic expression for these waves, and we study con figurations in which these waves vanish, producing localized solitary-wave solutions. In the limit of small mass ratio between the two types of particles in the lattice, we derive a simple antiresonance condition for the manifestation of such solutions.

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