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The profile of a solitary wave as a function of the trough size is studied. Profiles are specified in the form of the Chebyshov–Hermite and Whittaker functions. The convenience of introducing a new parameter in units of length is demonstrated
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Rushchitskii, Y.Y., Cattani, C. & Terletskaya, E.V. The Effect of the Characteristic Dimension of a Microstructural Material and the Trough Length of a Solitary Wave on its Evolution. International Applied Mechanics 39, 197–202 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023913632267
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