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soliton
[sol-i-ton]
a solution of a certain type of partial differential equation that represents a solitary wave.
(loosely) a solitary wave.
soliton
/ ˈɒɪˌɒ /
noun
physics an isolated particle-like wave that is a solution of certain equations for propagation, occurring when two solitary waves do not change their form after collision and subsequently travelling for considerable distances
Word History and Origins
Origin of soliton1
Word History and Origins
Origin of soliton1
Example Sentences
At a very different scale, a black hole can be understood as a topological soliton in the fabric of spacetime.
The Scottish engineer and naval architect John Scott Russell first spotted a soliton in 1834 as it traveled along the Union Canal.
Fincham, who was born in Britain and grew up in Jamaica, envisioned a soliton—a solitary wave that maintains its energy as it propagates.
Nucleon form factors of the energy–momentum tensor in the chiral quark–soliton model.
This creates a soliton that stands more than 2 meters tall.
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