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The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation: Self-Focusing and Wave Collapse: Self-Focusing and Wave Collapse

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York
Year
1999
ISBN
0387986111, 9780387986111
DOI
10.1007/b98958
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
3 MB (3285517 bytes)
Series
Applied Mathematical Sciences 139
Edition
1
Pages
350\338
DPI
300
Time added
2012-07-09 22:00:00

Description

This monograph aims to fill the gap between the mathematical literature which significantly contributed during the last decade to the understanding of the collapse phenomenon, and applications to domains like plasma physics and nonlinear optics where this process provides a fundamental mechanism for small scale formation and wave dissipation. This results in a localized heating of the medium and in the case of propagation in a dielectric to possible degradation of the material. For this purpose, the authors have chosen to address the problem of wave collapse by several methods ranging from rigorous mathematical analysis to formal asymptotic expansions and numerical simulations.

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