Solitary Waves

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Solitons
gptkbp:example gptkb:Tsunami
Internal Ocean Wave
Optical Soliton
gptkbp:firstDescribed gptkb:John_Scott_Russell
gptkbp:firstObserved 1834
gptkbp:form gptkb:Korteweg–de_Vries_Equation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Solitary Waves
gptkbp:observedBy Water Channels
gptkbp:property Stable
Localized
Nonlinear
Can Interact Without Losing Identity
Maintains Shape Over Long Distances
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Wave_Theory
Nonlinear Wave Equation
gptkbp:studiedIn gptkb:Optics
gptkb:Fluid_Dynamics
Plasma Physics
Nonlinear Physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Waves_in_Fluids
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8