Seminar series
Date
Thu, 19 Feb 2015
Time
16:00 -
17:00
Location
L3
Speaker
Chris Chong
Organisation
ETHZ
This talk concerns the behavior of acoustic waves within various nonlinear materials. As a prototypical example we consider a system of discrete particles that interact nonlinearly through a so-called Hertzian contact. With the use of analytical, numerical and experimental approaches we study the formation of solitary waves, dispersive shocks, and discrete breathers.