soliton
self-reinforcing solitary wave packet that maintains its shape while it propagates at a constant velocity
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soliton
Summary
soliton ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month).[1]
Key Facts
- soliton is credited with the discovery of John Scott Russell[2].
- soliton is a type of wave[3].
- soliton's Commons category is recorded as Solitons[4].
- soliton's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1834[5].
- soliton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solitons[6].
- soliton's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://math.stackexchange.com/tags/soliton-theory[7].
- soliton's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/solitons[8].
- soliton's different from is recorded as Soliton[9].
- soliton's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[10].
- soliton's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Fluid dynamics[11].
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Definition and Type
soliton is a type of wave[3].
Why It Matters
soliton ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month).[1] soliton has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] soliton is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]