1206.6085 (T. V. Laptyeva et al.)

Do nonlinear waves in random media follow nonlinear diffusion equations?    [PDF]

T. V. Laptyeva, J. D. Bodyfelt, S. Flach

Probably yes, since we find a striking similarity in the spatio-temporal evolution of nonlinear diffusion equations and wave packet spreading in generic nonlinear disordered lattices, including self-similarity and scaling.

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