Abstract
The dynamics of surface gravity water waves can be described by the self-defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Recent observations of black solitons on the surface of water confirmed its validity for finite, below critical depth. The black soliton is a limiting case of a family of gray soliton solutions with finite amplitude depressions. Here, we report observations of gray solitons in water waves, thus, complementing our previous observations of black solitons.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 011002 |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Volume | 89 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 10 Jan 2014 |
| MoE publication type | A1 Journal article-refereed |