Wave-Packet Scattering off the Kink-Solution

TL;DR

This paper studies how wave-packets scatter off kink solitons in the $$ model, comparing dynamic scattering results with static approximations and exploring non-linear effects through numerical simulations.

Contribution

It provides a numerical analysis of wave-packet scattering in the $$ model, highlighting non-linear effects and validating static potential scattering approximations.

Findings

Scattering matrix matches static potential results at late times

Non-linear effects cause shifts in kink position

Wave-packet size influences scattering dynamics

Abstract

We investigate the propagation of a wave--packet in the $\phi^4$ model. We solve the time-dependent equation of motion for two distinct initial conditions: The wave-packet in a trivial vacuum background and in the background of the kink soliton solution. We extract the scattering matrix from the wave-packet in the kink background at very late times and compare it with the result from static potential scattering in the small amplitude approximation. We vary the size of the initial wave-packet to identify non-linear effects as, for example, the replacement of the center of the kink.