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Re:The key to universe exists may lie in an 1800s knot idea ... by IAmBroom on Tuesday October 28, 2025 @10:14AM (#45733184)
Only if they retain their original shape. The point is not that any wave is a soliton, but a soliton never changes shape as it moves (through time, a medium, or whatever). The soliton can decrease in amplitude, and expand in width, but otherwise remains the same.

A pure, single Gaussian hump is the soliton for homogenous linear media. If you create an audible with the spectral shape of a Gaussian (and therefore also the time shape), it might get quieter as it moves across the room, and longer, but will still "sound" the same.

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