Solitary wave solutions exhibited at the onset of the phase transition in fluidized granular matter are perused. In the quasi-sonic limit the system is modeled by two Korteweg de Vries equations. We study the solitary wave interactions in order to understand the rich dynamics exhibited by the...

We study the dynamics of (2+1) dimensional ferromagnetic spin chain with bilinear and biquadratic interactions by using Holstein–Primakoff (HP) representation and the coherent state ansatz. The dynamical equations of motion are obtained by using long wavelength approximation. The sine–cosine...

We introduce an elastic beam Bernoulli–Euler model for the axoneme (cytoskeletal inner core of eukaryotic cells appendages) whose dynamics is controlled by internally generated torques at the inflexion points of the beam. We calculate the geometrical and the mechanical parameters of the...

We develop a geometrical approach for the relative sliding (shear) between filaments in a bundle subjected to bending and twisting deformations, with applications to motility in flagellated cells. Particular examples for helical and toroidal shapes, and combinations of these, are discussed. The...

Up to this point many of the social- scientific discussions of the impact of Chaos theory have dealt with using chaos concepts to refine matters of prediction and control. Chaos theory, however, has far more fundamental consequences which must also be considered. The identification of chaotic...

In a recent work, a model for a bend of a nonlinear waveguide in planar geometry was introduced [Yu.S. Kivshar, P.G. Kevrekidis, S. Takeno, Phys. Lett. 307 (2003) 287]. Motivated by photonic-crystal waveguides, we examine transmission of localized pulses through the bend, and identify outcomes...