Emergence of Compact Structures in a Klein-Gordon Model

Journal Article · Fri Jan 22 00:00:00 EST 2010 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVLETT.104.034101· OSTI ID:21386753

Rosenau, Philip; Kashdan, Eugene ^[1]

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1. School of Mathematical Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978 (Israel)

The Klein-Gordon model (KG) squarephi=P{sup '}(|phi|)(phi/|phi|) is Lorenz invariant and has a finite wave speed, yet its localized modes, whether Q balls or vortices, suffer from the same fundamental flaw as all other solitons--they extend indefinitely. Using the KG model as a case study, we demonstrate that appending the site potential, P{sub a}(|phi|), with a subquadratic part P(|{phi}|)=b{sup 2}|{phi}|{sup 1+{delta}}+P{sub a}(|{phi}|), 0<={delta}<1, induces particlelike modes with strictly compact support. These modes are robust and shorten in the direction of motion. Their interactions, which occur only on contact, are studied in two and three dimensions and are shown to span the whole range from being nearly elastic to plastic.

• OSTI ID: 21386753
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 104, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.104.034101; (c) 2010 The American Physical Society; ISSN 0031-9007
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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