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New types of stable discrete solitons are discovered. They represent the first example of asymmetric dark solitons and shock waves with a nonzero background. Both types of solutions exhibit a strong intrinsic phase dynamics. Their domains of existence and criteria of stability are identified. Numerical experiments support the analytical findings.
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From Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 120, No. 2, 2001, pp. 486–492.
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Darmanyan, S., Kobyakov, A. & Lederer, F. Asymmetric dark solitons in nonlinear lattices. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 93, 429–434 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1402744
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