Solitons

This book provides an up-to-date overview of mathematical theories and research results on solitons, presenting related mathematical methods and applications as well as numerical experiments. Different types of soliton equations are covered along with their dynamical behaviors and applications from physics, making the book an essential reference for researchers and graduate students in applied mathematics and physics.

Contents
Introduction
Inverse scattering transform
Asymptotic behavior to initial value problems for some integrable evolution nonlinear equations
Interaction of solitons and its asymptotic properties
Hirota method
Bäcklund transformations and the infinitely many conservation laws
Multi-dimensional solitons and their stability
Numerical computation methods for some nonlinear evolution equations
The geometric theory of solitons
Global existence and blow up for the nonlinear evolution equations
The soliton movements of elementary particles in nonlinear quantum field
The theory of soliton movement of superconductive features
The soliton movements in condensed state systemsontents

"Overall, this book covers differential types of soliton equations along with their dynamical behaviors and applications from physics. Mathematical methods are described together with applications and numerical experiments. The book provides a good reference source for young researchers and graduate students in applied mathematics and physics."
Dmitry Pelinovsky in: Zentralblatt MATH 1406.35001