报告题目:MULTIDIMENSIONAL SOLITONS
报告人: Boris Malomed
时间：2月22日（星期六），14：00-15：00
地点：明德楼B区201-1
摘要：
It is commonly known that the interplay of linear and nonlinear effects gives rise to solitons, i.e., self-trapped localized structures, in a wide range of physical settings, including optics, Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs), hydrodynamics, plasmas, condensed-matter physics, etc. Nowadays, solitons are considered as an interdisciplinary class of modes, which feature diverse internal structures.
While most experimental realizations and theoretical models of solitons have been elaborated in one-dimensional (1D) settings, a challenging issue is prediction of stable solitons in 2D and 3D media, including, in particular, optical spatiotemporal solitons.In particular,multidimensional solitons may carry an intrinsic topological structure in the form of vorticity. In optics, a recently developed variety of the latter type is the species of spatiotemporal vortices. In addition to the simple vortex solitons, fascinating objects featuring complex structures, such as hopfions, i.e., vortex rings with internal twist, have been predicted too.
A fundamental problem is the propensity of multidimensional solitons to be unstable(naturally, solitons with a more sophisticated structure, such as vortex solitons, are more vulnerable to instabilities). Recently, novel perspectives for the creation of stable 2D and 3D solitons were brought to the attention of researchers in optics and BEC. The present talk aims to provide an overview of the main results and ongoing developments in this vast field. An essential conclusion is the benefit offered by the exchange of concepts between different areas, such as optics, BEC, and hydrodynamics.
A thorough survey of the topic is provided in the book: B. A. Malomed,Multidimensional Solitons (American Institute of Physics, Melville, NY, 2022).
