soliton

See also: Soliton, solitón, and sóliton

English

Etymology

solitary +‎ -on

Noun

soliton (plural solitons)

1. (physics, mathematics) A self-reinforcing pulse or travelling wave caused by any non-linear effect (found in many physical systems).

   Synonyms: (obsolete) carrier wave, solitary wave, wave of translation

Derived terms

• antisoliton
• autosoliton
• bisoliton
• bright soliton
• dark soliton
• multisoliton
• solitonic
• solitonics
• solitonized
• supersoliton

 

Translations

self-reinforcing travelling wave

• Basque: solitoi (eu)
• Catalan: solitó m
• Finnish: solitoni
• French: soliton (fr) m
• German: Soliton (de) n
• Italian: solitone m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Japanese: ソリトン (soriton)
• Persian: سولیتون, سالیتون
• Portuguese: sóliton m
• Russian: солито́н (ru) m (solitón)
• Spanish: solitón (es) m

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