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We investigate the Cauchy problem of a new higher-order nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation (NHNSE) with weighted Sobolev initial data which is derived by ourselves. By applying $\bar{\partial}$-steepest descent method, we derive the…
We study the initial value problem for the integrable nonlocal nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NNLS) equation \[ iq_{t}(x,t)+q_{xx}(x,t)+2\sigma q^{2}(x,t)\bar{q}(-x,t)=0 \] with decaying (as $x\to\pm\infty$) boundary conditions. The main aim is…
We analyze the long-time asymptotics for the Degasperis--Procesi equation on the half-line. By applying nonlinear steepest descent techniques to an associated $3 \times 3$-matrix valued Riemann--Hilbert problem, we find an explicit formula…
We derive asymptotic formulas for the solution of the derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation on the half-line under the assumption that the initial and boundary values lie in the Schwartz class. The formulas clearly show the effect of…
These lectures introduce the method of nonlinear steepest descent for Riemann-Hilbert problems. This method finds use in studying asymptotics associated to a variety of special functions such as the Painlev\'{e} equations and orthogonal…
We develop a new asymptotic method for the analysis of matrix Riemann-Hilbert problems. Our method is a generalization of the steepest descent method first proposed by Deift and Zhou; however our method systematically handles jump matrices…
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We study the initial value problem for the integrable nonlocal nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NNLS) equation \[ iq_{t}(x,t)+q_{xx}(x,t)+2 q^{2}(x,t)\bar{q}(-x,t)=0 \] with symmetric boundary conditions: $q(x,t)\to Ae^{2iA^2t}$ as $x\to\pm\infty$,…
We consider the rigorous derivation of asymptotic formulas for initial-boundary value problems using the nonlinear steepest descent method. We give detailed derivations of the asymptotics in the similarity and self-similar sectors for the…
We present a new generalization of the steepest descent method introduced by Deift and Zhou for matrix Riemann-Hilbert problems and use it to study the semiclassical limit of the focusing nonlinear Schroedinger equation with real analytic,…
We consider the Cauchy problem for the integrable nonlocal nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NNLS) equation $iq_{t}(x,t)+q_{xx}(x,t)+2 q^{2}(x,t)\bar{q}(-x,t)=0, \, x\in\mathbb{R},\,t>0,$ with a step-like boundary values: $q(x,t)\to 0$ as…