Signum-Gordon wave equation and its self-similar solutions

  • H. Arodź*
  • , P. Klimas
  • , T. Tyranowski
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

We investigate self-similar solutions of evolution equation of a (1+1) dimensional real, scalar field φ with V-shaped field potential U(φ) = |φ|. The equation contains a nonlinear term of the form sign(φ), and it has a scaling symmetry. It turns out that there are several families of the self-similar solutions with qualitatively different behaviour. We also discuss a rather interesting example of evolution with non self-similar initial data - the corresponding solution contains a self-similar component.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3099-3118
Number of pages20
JournalActa Physica Polonica B
Volume38
Issue number10
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2007
Externally publishedYes

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