In parametrically excited Faraday experiment the non-propagating solitons-breathers, kinksand breather pairs-have been observed at the interface of two insoluble liquids with different densities.Phenomena observed at ...In parametrically excited Faraday experiment the non-propagating solitons-breathers, kinksand breather pairs-have been observed at the interface of two insoluble liquids with different densities.Phenomena observed at the interface are similar to those on the surface, except that the eigenfrequencies are remarkably red-shifted, and the wave forms are flatter and less stable due to the presence of the upper liquid. A nonlinear Schrodinger equation with damping and drive terms has been derived to explain the new observations. Both experiment and theory show that the free surface wave is a special case of the interface wave.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Project of Nonlinear ScienceNingbo Youngster Science Foundation.
文摘In parametrically excited Faraday experiment the non-propagating solitons-breathers, kinksand breather pairs-have been observed at the interface of two insoluble liquids with different densities.Phenomena observed at the interface are similar to those on the surface, except that the eigenfrequencies are remarkably red-shifted, and the wave forms are flatter and less stable due to the presence of the upper liquid. A nonlinear Schrodinger equation with damping and drive terms has been derived to explain the new observations. Both experiment and theory show that the free surface wave is a special case of the interface wave.