Davydov soliton collisions

In this Letter, we study the collisions of Davydov solitons. The collision behaviour is diverse and complicated, and very sensitive to both the initial phases and velocities of the solitons. For some parameter ranges, Davydov solitons are stable to collisions in the sense that the solitons retain their structures, though for some cases, the propagation direction may be altered. For other parameter ranges, significant structural changes may occur: An exchange of energy between solitons, or the merger of two solitons to form a new bound state.