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Ivanchenko M. V. q-­breathers: from the fermi–pasta–ulam paradox to anomalous conductivity. Izvestiya VUZ. Applied Nonlinear Dynamics, 2011, vol. 19, iss. 1, pp. 73-85. DOI: 10.18500/0869-6632-2011-19-1-73-85

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10.18500/0869-6632-2011-19-1-73-85

q-­breathers: from the fermi–pasta–ulam paradox to anomalous conductivity

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Ivanchenko Mihail Vasilevich, Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod
Abstract: 

The paper reviews the modern problems of nonlinear physics, where q-breathers theory finds its applications.

Key words: 
Nonlinear modes
energy localization
q-breathers
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Received: 
29.10.2010
Accepted: 
29.10.2010
Published: 
29.04.2011
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