Wave instability under short-wave amplitude modulations

Benno Rumpf, Alan C Newell

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Abstract

The instabilities of nonlinear waves with a square-root dispersion ω∼|k| are studied. We present a new type of instability that affects wavelengths of the order of the carrier wave. This instability can initiate the formation of collapses and of narrow pulses.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1260-1263
Number of pages4
JournalPhysics Letters A
Volume377
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 1 2013

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Keywords

  • Benjamin-Feir instability
  • Majda-McLaughlin-Tabak equation
  • Nonlinear waves

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  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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Wave instability under short-wave amplitude modulations. / Rumpf, Benno; Newell, Alan C.

In: Physics Letters A, Vol. 377, No. 18, 01.08.2013, p. 1260-1263.

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Rumpf, B & Newell, AC 2013, 'Wave instability under short-wave amplitude modulations', Physics Letters A, vol. 377, no. 18, pp. 1260-1263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2013.03.015
Rumpf B, Newell AC. Wave instability under short-wave amplitude modulations. Physics Letters A. 2013 Aug 1;377(18):1260-1263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2013.03.015
Rumpf, Benno ; Newell, Alan C. / Wave instability under short-wave amplitude modulations. In: Physics Letters A. 2013 ; Vol. 377, No. 18. pp. 1260-1263.
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