Abstract
The characterization of real, N phase, quasiperiodic solutions of the sine-Gordon equation has been an open problem. In this paper we achieve this result, employing techniques of classical algebraic geometry which have not previously been exploited in the soliton literature. A significant by-product of this approach is a natural algebraic representation of the full complex isospectral manifolds, and an understanding of how the real isospectral manifolds are embedded. By placing the problem in this general context, these methods apply directly to all soliton equations whose multiphase solutions are related to hyperelliptic functions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-49 |
Number of pages | 49 |
Journal | Communications in Mathematical Physics |
Volume | 99 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1985 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
- Mathematical Physics