INTERACTIONS OF TOPOLOGICAL KINKS IN 2 COUPLED RINGS OF NONLINEAR OSCILLATORS

Authors
DUWEL AE HEIJ CP WEISENFELD JC YEUNG MKS TRIAS E VARDY SJK VANDERZANT HSJ STROGATZ SH ORLANDO TP
Citation
Ae. Duwel et al., INTERACTIONS OF TOPOLOGICAL KINKS IN 2 COUPLED RINGS OF NONLINEAR OSCILLATORS, Physical review. B, Condensed matter, 58(13), 1998, pp. 8749-8754
Citations number
37
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Condensed Matter
Journal title
Physical review. B, Condensed matter → ACNP
ISSN journal
01631829
Volume
58
Issue
13
Year of publication
1998
Pages
8749 - 8754
Database
ISI
SICI code
0163-1829(1998)58:13<8749:IOTKI2>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Two discrete rings of nonlinear oscillators with topologically trapped kinks exhibit features due to coupling interactions between the rings . These interaction effects include phase locking between kinks in dif ferent rings, precession of the kink/antikink collision region, excita tion of kink/antikink pairs, and time-dependent switching. We study th ese phenomena in simulations of two coupled discrete sine-Gordon equat ions, and in experiments on two inductively coupled rings of niobium J osephson junctions.