Head butting sheep: Kink Collisions in the Presence of False Vacua

Ashcroft, Jennifer, Eto, Minoru, Haberichter, Mareike, Nitta, Muneto, Paranjape, Manu (2016) Head butting sheep: Kink Collisions in the Presence of False Vacua. Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical, 49 (36). p. 365203. ISSN 1751-8113. E-ISSN 1751-8121. (doi:10.1088/1751-8113/49/36/365203) (KAR id:55207)

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Abstract

We investigate numerically kink collisions in a 1+1 dimensional scalar field theory with multiple vacua. The domain wall model we are interested in involves two scalar fields and a potential term built from an asymmetric double well and (double) sine-Gordon potential together with an interaction term. Depending on the initial kink setup and impact velocities, the model allows for a wide range of scattering behaviours. Kinks can repel each other, annihilate, form true or false domain walls and reflect off each other.

Item Type:	Article
DOI/Identification number:	10.1088/1751-8113/49/36/365203
Uncontrolled keywords:	solitons, vacua, kinks, domain walls, soliton scattering, soliton dynamics
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics (inc Computing science) Q Science > QC Physics > QC20 Mathematical Physics
Divisions:	Divisions > Division of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences > School of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
Depositing User:	J.E. Ashcroft
Date Deposited:	19 Aug 2016 09:39 UTC
Last Modified:	05 Nov 2024 10:44 UTC
Resource URI:	https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/55207 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Ashcroft, Jennifer.

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Haberichter, Mareike.

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