Discrete breathers—advances in theory and applications

S Flach, AV Gorbach - Physics Reports, 2008 - Elsevier
Nonlinear classical Hamiltonian lattices exhibit generic solutions—discrete breathers. They
are time-periodic and (typically exponentially) localized in space. The lattices have discrete …

Discrete breathers: localization and transfer of energy in discrete Hamiltonian nonlinear systems

S Aubry - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 2006 - Elsevier
We present a partial review of results concerning the theory of Discrete Breathers in
nonlinear hamiltonian and discrete systems. These special time-periodic solutions gained …

Localized oscillations in conservative or dissipative networks of weakly coupled autonomous oscillators

JA Sepulchre, RS MacKay - Nonlinearity, 1997 - iopscience.iop.org
We address the issue of spatially localized periodic oscillations in coupled networks-so-
called discrete breathers-in a general context. This context is concerned with general …

Global existence and compact attractors for the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation

NI Karachalios, AN Yannacopoulos - Journal of Differential Equations, 2005 - Elsevier
We study the asymptotic behavior of solutions of discrete nonlinear Schrödinger-type
(DNLS) equations. For a conservative system, we consider the global in time solvability and …

Breathers on a diatomic FPU chain

R Livi, M Spicci, RS MacKay - Nonlinearity, 1997 - iopscience.iop.org
Existence of self-localized time-periodic vibrations (discrete breathers) is proved for
alternating mass chains with anharmonic coupling and no external potential, provided the …

Discrete breathers: classical and quantum

RS MacKay - Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 2000 - Elsevier
Discrete breathers are time-periodic spatially localised motions in networks of oscillators.
Their occurrence in three principal contexts is reviewed:(i) autonomous Hamiltonian or …

Nonlinearity in complexity science

RS MacKay - Nonlinearity, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
Open Problem Page 1 Nonlinearity OPEN PROBLEM Nonlinearity in complexity science To
cite this article: RS MacKay 2008 Nonlinearity 21 T273 View the article online for updates and …

Stability of discrete breathers

RS MacKay, JA Sepulchre - Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena, 1998 - Elsevier
We approach the problem of linear stability of discrete breathers in a rigorous way for
networks of not necessarily identical oscillators with general type of coupling. In the case of …

Breather–phonon resonances in finite-size lattices:'phantom breathers'?

AM Morgante, M Johansson, S Aubry… - Journal of Physics A …, 2002 - iopscience.iop.org
We investigate the resonance mechanisms for discrete breathers in finite-size Klein–Gordon
lattices, when some harmonic of the breather frequency enters the linear phonon band. For …

Management of complex dynamical systems

RS MacKay - Nonlinearity, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Complex dynamical systems are systems with many interdependent components which
evolve in time. One might wish to control their trajectories, but a more practical alternative is …