Meaning of solitary wave
Definition of solitary wave
(noun)
(physics) a
quantum
of
energy
or
quasiparticle
that can be propagated as a
traveling
wave
in
nonlinear
systems and is
neither
preceded nor followed by
another
such
disturbance; does not
obey
the
superposition
principle
and does not dissipate; "soliton waves can
travel
long
distances with
little
loss
of
energy
or structure"
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