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soliton
[ sol-i-ton ]
Mathematics, Physics.
- a solution of a certain type of partial differential equation that represents a solitary wave.
- (loosely) a solitary wave.
soliton
/ ˈ²õÉ’±ôɪˌ³ÙÉ’²Ô /
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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of soliton1
First recorded in 1960–65; solit(ary) + -on 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of soliton1
C20: from solit ( ary ) + -on
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At a very different scale, a black hole can be understood as a topological soliton in the fabric of spacetime.
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The Scottish engineer and naval architect John Scott Russell first spotted a soliton in 1834 as it traveled along the Union Canal.
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Fincham, who was born in Britain and grew up in Jamaica, envisioned a soliton—a solitary wave that maintains its energy as it propagates.
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Nucleon form factors of the energy–momentum tensor in the chiral quark–soliton model.
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This creates a soliton that stands more than 2 meters tall.
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