Traveling and stationary intrinsic localized modes and their spatial control in electrical lattices. L. Q. English, F. Palmero, A. J. Sievers, P. G. Kevrekidis, and D. H. Barnak Phys. Rev. E 81, 046605, April 2010.

Traveling and stationary intrinsic localized modes and their spatial control in electrical lattices.

L. Q. English, F. Palmero, A. J. Sievers, P. G. Kevrekidis, and D. H. Barnak (pdf copy 581.3 kb)

Abstract:

This work focuses on the production of both stationary and traveling intrinsic localized modes (ILMs), also known as discrete breathers, in two closely related electrical lattices; we demonstrate experimentally that the interplay between these two ILM types can be utilized for the purpose of spatial control. We describe a novel mechanism that is responsible for the motion of driven ILMs in this system, and quantify this effect by modeling in some detail the electrical components comprising the lattice.

Phys. Rev. E 81, 046605, April 2010. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.81.046605