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What happens to linear properties as we move from the Klein-Gordon equation to the sine-Gordon equation

Journal Article · · AIP Conference Proceedings
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3460204· OSTI ID:21366979
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  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2G1 (Canada)
In this article the sets of solutions of the sine-Gordon equation and its linearization the Klein-Gordon equation are discussed and compared. It is shown that the set of solutions of the sine-Gordon equation possesses a richer structure which partly disappears during linearization. Just like the solutions of the Klein-Gordon equation satisfy the linear superposition principle, the solutions of the sine-Gordon equation satisfy a nonlinear superposition principle.
OSTI ID:
21366979
Journal Information:
AIP Conference Proceedings, Journal Name: AIP Conference Proceedings Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 1246; ISSN APCPCS; ISSN 0094-243X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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