Equilibrium distribution function for kdv and modified kdv solitons in a fluctuating environment

B. A. Malomed, N. Flytzanis

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Abstract

Starting from the Boussinesq equation (BqE) with dissipation and fluctuation terms, modelling several solid-state systems, we get the corresponding Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation for the unidirectional waves. Then we derive the Fokker-Planck equation for the amplitude of the KdV soliton, and we find its stationary solution. The solution represents a normalizable distribution function, which up to a pre-exponential factor has the canonical Boltzmann form in terms of the underlying BqE. We have also solved the same problem for the modified Bq/KdV equation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)87-91
Number of pages5
JournalJournal de Physique (Paris), Lettres
Volume25
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Jan 1994

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