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As one of the simplest conjugated systems the polylcetylene chain has been of interest to chemists for a long time1. In recent years it has attracted physicists’ attention as a quasi one dimensional material. It is a highly nonlinear system. Being very interesting from many points of view, it serves to illustrate the fruitfulness of interdisciplinary interactions.
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Su, W.P. (1984). Nonlinear Excitations in Polyacetylene. In: Adey, W.R., Lawrence, A.F. (eds) Nonlinear Electrodynamics in Biological Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2789-9_15
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