AWhat changed
Used numerical study of the Korteweg–de Vries equation to exhibit stable interacting solitary waves, introduced the term soliton and connected their interactions to recurrence.
Scientific scope
The record is the exact 1965 Physical Review Letters paper. Earlier solitary-wave observations, the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam report, inverse scattering, later integrable-systems theory and applications remain separate.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is the exact 1965 Physical Review Letters paper. Earlier solitary-wave observations, the Fermi–Pasta–Ulam report, inverse scattering, later integrable-systems theory and applications remain separate.
Contributors
- Norman J. Zabusky · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- Martin D. Kruskal · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
- APS record for Zabusky and Kruskal soliton paper
- Crossref record for Zabusky and Kruskal soliton paper
Provisional WRS assessment, edition 2026-10-16.1. Independent expert calibration is pending. This grade does not certify correctness or assign ownership.
Full scientific record · Browse contribution grades · Request a correction