Published May 16, 1981 | Version v1
Journal article

Correspondence between nonlinear generalizations of the Klein-Gordon equation and generalizations of the sine-Gordon equation

  • 1. Department of Chemistry and Physics, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, S.C. 29733 (USA)
  • 2. Georgia Univ., Athens (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy

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Through the use of the dependent variable transformation PHI = sin 1/2 a PSI, it is shown that the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation deltasub(μ)deltasup(μ)PHI + m2PHI + lambda1PHIsup(2a+1) + lambda2PHIsup(4q+1) = 0 is equivalent to a generalized sine-Gordon equation in PSI. The latter is shown to have applications in quantization of solitary waves. (author)

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Journal Title
Lett. Nuovo Cim.
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
3
Series
Lett. Nuovo Cim.
Journal Page Range
89-93
ISSN
0024-1318