Collisions of kinks in deformed φ4\varphi^4 and φ6\varphi^6 models

Two hyperbolic-deformed field theoretic models are discussed. In both of them, due to the effect of specific deformation function on the well known $\varphi^4$ and $\varphi^6$ models, their internal structure may change significantly. Unlike the $\varphi^4$ kinks solutions, which has only one internal mode in addition to its translational mode, the kinks of the hyperbolic-deformed $\varphi^4$ model can have several internal modes. Moreover, the deformation on the $\varphi^6$ model has other interesting features, because the kinks of the $\varphi^6$ model have only a zero mode and the deformation may cause the appearance of internal mode for both kink and antikink. The presence of the new internal modes modify the collisions which we explore in the present work. The deformation relies on a real parameter, which controls the number of internal modes, and we also study how the deformation parameter alter the mass of the kinks and the critical velocities involved in the collisions.Comment: Accepted for publication in Chaos, Solitons and Fractal

Semi-compactness and multiple oscillating pulses in kink scattering

In this work we consider model of asymmetric kinks, where the behavior of the solution in one side is different from the other side. Also, the models depend of an integer $n$ and, with the increase of $n$, the constructed kink assumes a hybrid character: a compactlike profile on one side and a kinklike profile on the other side. We investigate numerically the kink-antikink and antikink-kink dynamics, with the aim to understand the effect of the transition of the usual kink to the semi-compacton structure. The kink-antikink process shows the formation of one-bounce windows for small values of $n$. The increase of $n$ favors the breaking this structure and the appearance of oscillatory modes. For antikink-kink collisions we report the appearance of two-bounce windows for small values of the parameter. We also found an intricate structure of two-oscillation windows.Comment: 25 pages, 19 figures. v3: updated to match the published versio

Kink scattering in the presence of geometric constrictions

We investigate kink-antikink collisions in a model characterized by two scalar fields in the presence of geometric constrictions. The model includes an auxiliary function that modifies the kinematics associated with one of the two fields. An important fact is that one of the fields can be solved independently, being responsible for changing the internal structure of the second one. We performed several collisions and observed the presence of resonance windows for small values of the parameters. Furthermore, we have been able to show the alternation between the appearance of oscillating pulses, as well as the annihilation and formation of kink-antikink pairs when the geometric constriction is more pronounced. The study of kink dynamics in models with geometric constrictions is connected with issues of interest such as domain wall formation and magnetization at the manometric scale.Comment: 30 pages, 17 figures, final version to be published in JHE

Asymmetry engendered by symmetric kink-antikink scattering in a degenerate two-field model

In this paper we analyze the scattering process in a two-field model in $(1+1)$-dimensions, with the special property to have several topological solutions: i) one with higher rest mass, characterized by a nested defect (lump inside a kink), and ii) four others having lower rest mass, degenerated, and characterized by a kink inside kink. We investigate kink-antikink symmetric scattering, where the kink and antikink have higher rest mass and the same initial velocity modulus $v$. The output of scattering presents a wide range of behaviors, such as annihilation of the kink-antikink pair, the emission of radiation jets, the generation of oscillating pulses and the change of the topological sector. We show that the changing of the topological sector is favored, and only two of the four sectors are possible as outcomes. Moreover, despite the degeneracy in energy, the distribution of the final states is asymmetric in the phase space, being an effect of the presence of vibrational states.Comment: published by International Journal of Modern Physics