Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditions
Abstract In this work, we investigate the dynamics of a scalar field in the nonintegrable ϕ 4 model, restricted to the half-line. Here we consider singular solutions that interpolate the Dirichlet boundary condition ϕ(x = 0, t) = H and their scattering with the regular kink solution. The simulations...
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| author | Jairo S. Santos Fabiano C. Simas Adalto R. Gomes |
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| description | Abstract In this work, we investigate the dynamics of a scalar field in the nonintegrable ϕ 4 model, restricted to the half-line. Here we consider singular solutions that interpolate the Dirichlet boundary condition ϕ(x = 0, t) = H and their scattering with the regular kink solution. The simulations reveal a rich variety of phenomena in the field dynamics, such as the formation of a kink-antikink pair, the generation of oscillons by the boundary perturbations, and the interaction between these objects and the boundary, which causes the emergence of boundary-induced resonant scatterings (for example, oscillon-boundary bound states and kink generation by oscillon-boundary collision) founded into complex fractal structures. Linear perturbation analysis was applied to interpret some aspects of the scattering process. We detected the presence of two shape modes near the boundary. The power spectral density of the scalar field at a fixed point leads to several frequency peaks. Most of them can be explained with some interesting insights for the interaction between the scattering products and the boundary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a419739064304cb180b411a188b9f7ce2025-02-09T12:08:06ZengSpringerOpenJournal of High Energy Physics1029-84792025-01-012025111810.1007/JHEP01(2025)157Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditionsJairo S. Santos0Fabiano C. Simas1Adalto R. Gomes2Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal do MaranhãoDepartamento de Física, Universidade Federal do MaranhãoDepartamento de Física, Universidade Federal do MaranhãoAbstract In this work, we investigate the dynamics of a scalar field in the nonintegrable ϕ 4 model, restricted to the half-line. Here we consider singular solutions that interpolate the Dirichlet boundary condition ϕ(x = 0, t) = H and their scattering with the regular kink solution. The simulations reveal a rich variety of phenomena in the field dynamics, such as the formation of a kink-antikink pair, the generation of oscillons by the boundary perturbations, and the interaction between these objects and the boundary, which causes the emergence of boundary-induced resonant scatterings (for example, oscillon-boundary bound states and kink generation by oscillon-boundary collision) founded into complex fractal structures. Linear perturbation analysis was applied to interpret some aspects of the scattering process. We detected the presence of two shape modes near the boundary. The power spectral density of the scalar field at a fixed point leads to several frequency peaks. Most of them can be explained with some interesting insights for the interaction between the scattering products and the boundary.https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2025)157Field Theories in Lower DimensionsSolitons Monopoles and Instantons |
| spellingShingle | Jairo S. Santos Fabiano C. Simas Adalto R. Gomes Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditions Journal of High Energy Physics Field Theories in Lower Dimensions Solitons Monopoles and Instantons |
| title | Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditions |
| title_full | Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditions |
| title_fullStr | Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditions |
| title_short | Half-line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with Dirichlet boundary conditions |
| title_sort | half line kink scattering in the ϕ 4 model with dirichlet boundary conditions |
| topic | Field Theories in Lower Dimensions Solitons Monopoles and Instantons |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP01(2025)157 |
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