What is a soliton?
AA decaying noise pulse
BA shape-keeping wave packet
CA wave with zero speed
DA pure sinusoidal wave
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. A shape-keeping wave packet
Solitons keep their shape at constant velocity because nonlinear and dispersive effects cancel.
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