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solitary wave

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solitary wave [′säl·ə‚ter·ē ′wāv]
(physics)
A traveling wave in which a single disturbance is neither preceded by nor followed by other such disturbances, but which does not involve unusually large amplitudes or rapid changes in variables, in contrast to a shock wave.


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Such behavior has precedents: Solitary waves of light, sound, or water that pass directly through each other are known as solitons (SN: 11/20/99, p.
Doubling the solitary wave forms solitons, pulses of energy moving through solids, liquids or gases which form non-linear interactions.
Sugimoto previously theorized that the resonating cavities could either dampen a tunnel shock wave or convert it into a solitary wave.
 
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