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Breather

Type of nonlinear wave in physics

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 28, 2025
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In physics, a breather is a nonlinear wave in which energy concentrates in a localized and oscillatory fashion. This contradicts with the expectations derived from the corresponding linear system for infinitesimal amplitudes, which tends towards an even distribution of initially localized energy. A discrete breather is a breather solution on a nonlinear lattice.

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