In this article a brief review of the theory of one-dimensional nonlinear lattice is presented. Special attension is paid for the lattice of particles with exponential interaction between nearest neighbors (the Toda lattice). The historical exposition of findings of the model system, basic equations of motion, special solutions, and the general method of solutions are given as chronologically as possible. Some reference to the Korteweg-de Vries equation is also given. The article consists of three parts. Firstly, the idea of dual system is presented. It is shown that the roles of masses and springs of a harmonic linear chain can be exchanged under certain condition without changing the eigenfrequencies. Secondly, the idea is applied to the anharmonic lattice and an integrable lattice with exponential interaction force between adjacent particles is obtained. Special solutions to the equations of motion and general method of solution are shown. In the last part, some studies on the Yang-Yang's thermodynamic formalism is given.


(Communicated by Kazuhiko NISHIJIMA, M. J. A.)