Numerical simulation of compactons, which are robust solitons with compact support. A pulse (left) decomposes into a moving compacton and a pair of traveling formations which later coalesce into a second compacton.
From the article:
Multidimensional CompactonsPhilip Rosenau, James M. Hyman, and Martin Staley
Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 024101 (2007)
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