Self-similarity and fractals in soliton-supporting systems

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2000, Pages

  Soljacic, Marin ^a   Segev, Mordechai ^a   Menyuk, Curtis R ^b  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRACTALS; NONLINEAR OPTICS;

NON-ADIABATIC CONDITIONS; SELF-SIMILARITIES; SUPPORTING SYSTEMS;

SOLITONS;

EID: 0001016215     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.61.R1048     Document Type: Article

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