Phase domain walls in weakly nonlinear deep water surface gravity waves
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Author(s)
Tsitoura, F
Gietz, U
Chabchoub, A
Hoffmann, N
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We report a theoretical derivation, an experimental observation and a numerical validation of nonlinear phase domain walls in weakly nonlinear deep water surface gravity waves. The domain walls presented are connecting homogeneous zones of weakly nonlinear plane Stokes waves of identical amplitude and wave vector but differences in phase. By exploiting symmetry transformations within the framework of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation we demonstrate the existence of exact analytical solutions representing such domain walls in the weakly nonlinear limit. The walls are in general oblique to the direction of the wave vector and stationary in moving reference frames. Experimental and numerical studies confirm and visualize the findings. Our present results demonstrate that nonlinear domain walls do exist in the weakly nonlinear regime of general systems exhibiting dispersive waves.
Date Issued
2018-06-01
Date Acceptance
2018-06-01
Citation
Physical Review Letters, 2018, 120 (22)
ISSN
0031-9007
Publisher
American Physical Society
Journal / Book Title
Physical Review Letters
Volume
120
Issue
22
Copyright Statement
© 2018 American Physical Society.
Sponsor
Commission of the European Communities
Identifier
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Grant Number
721865
Subjects
Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Physics
SCHRODINGER-EQUATION
SOLITARY WAVES
PATTERNS
INSTABILITIES
PROPAGATION
GENERATION
MODULATION
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
224102
Date Publish Online
2018-06-01