# Wave Kinetics and Thermalization in Kadomtsev-Petviashvili-I System

Source: [Wave Kinetics and Thermalization in Kadomtsev-Petviashvili-I System](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/6a4dd9904da6617fe9198b3c>)

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Data updated: 2026-07-09T05:00:01.225Z

Authors: Kiran Venkata Kolluru, Giorgio Krstulovic, Alan C Newell, Sergey Nazarenko

Published: 2026-07-07T10:27:32.000Z

## Abstract

We study properties of solutions, both evolving and equilibrium of the wave-kinetic equation describing ensembles of weak random waves governed by the Kadomstev-Petviashivli-I equations. The latter equation is integrable by the inverse scattering method, and yet it allows resonant wave interactions leading to redistribution of energy in the Fourier space. Such resonant interactions preserve an infinite number of invariants and we find that they preserve compactness of Fourier space supports. Numerically, we observe that the system can thermalize to one of the equilibrium states of Rayleigh-Jeans type, despite the common empirical belief that thermalization is impossible for integrable systems. The thermalized states are formed via non-local spectral transfers leading to creation of strong low-wavenumber peaks of the wave spectrum -- a process akin to Bose-Einstein condensation.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.06119>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/2607.06119.pdf>)