Inverse scattering transform for the integrable nonlocal Lakshmanan-Porsezian-Daniel equation

In this work, a generalized nonlocal Lakshmanan-Porsezian-Daniel (LPD) equation is introduced, and its integrability as an infinite dimensional Hamilton dynamic system is established. Motivated by the ideas of Ablowitz and Musslimani (2016 Nonlinearity 29 915), we successfully derive the inverse scattering transform (IST) of the nonlocal LPD equation. The direct scattering problem of the equation is first constructed, and some important symmetries of the eigenfunctions and the scattering data are discussed. By using a novel Left-Right Riemann-Hilbert (RH) problem, the inverse scattering problem is analyzed, and the potential function is recovered. By introducing the special conditions of reflectionless case, the time-periodic soliton solutions formula of the equation is derived successfully. Take $J=\overline{J}=1,2,3$ and $4$ for example, we obtain some interesting phenomenon such as breather-type solitons, arc solitons, three soliton and four soliton. Furthermore, the influence of parameter $\delta$ on these solutions is further considered via the graphical analysis. Finally, the eigenvalues and conserved quantities are investigated under a few special initial conditions.