%0 Journal Article
%A Carpio Rodríguez, Ana María
%T Nonlinear stability of oscillatory wave fronts in chains of coupled oscillators
%D 2004
%@ 1539-3755
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/49872
%X We present a stability theory for kink propagation in chains of coupled oscillators and a different algorithm for the numerical study of kink dynamics. The numerical solutions are computed using an equivalent integral equation instead of a system of differential equations. This avoids uncertainty about the impact of artificial boundary conditions and discretization in time. Stability results also follow from the integral version. Stable kinks have a monotone leading edge and move with a velocity larger than a critical value which depends on the damping strength.
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