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We study the existence, the stability and the non-degeneracy of normalized standing-waves solutions to a one dimensional non-linear Schr\"odinger equation. The non-linearity belongs to a class of algebraic functions appropriately defined.…

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We discuss the (in)stability of solitary waves for a quasi-linear Schr{\"o}dinger equation. The equation contains a quasi-linear term, responsible for a saturation effect, as well as a power nonlinearity. For different exponents of the…

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We introduce a new notion of linear stability for standing waves of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) which requires not only that the spectrum of the linearization be real, but also that the generalized kernel be not degenerate…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2008-06-09 Scipio Cuccagna

The nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation is considered on a periodic metric graph subject to the Kirchhoff boundary conditions. Bifurcations of standing localized waves for frequencies lying below the bottom of the linear spectrum of the…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2018-03-28 Dmitry E. Pelinovsky , Guido Schneider

We study the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) on a star graph $\mathcal{G}$. At the vertex an interaction occurs described by a boundary condition of delta type with strength $\alpha\in \mathbb{R}$. We investigate an orbital…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2019-08-21 Jaime Angulo Pava , Nataliia Goloshchapova

This paper concerns the homogenization of Schrodinger equations for non-crystalline matter, that is to say the coefficients are given by the composition of stationary functions with stochastic deformations. Two rigorous results of so-called…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2022-06-03 Vernny Ccajma , Wladimir Neves , Jean Silva

Starting from the von Neumann-Maxwell equations for the Wigner quasi-probability distribution and for the self-consistent electric field, the quantum analog of the classical single-wave model has been derived. The linear stability of the…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2011-10-24 Stephan I. Tzenov , Kiril B. Marinov

The modulational instability of nonlinearly interacting spatially incoherent Stokes waves is analyzed. Starting from a pair of nonlinear Schroedinger equations, we derive a coupled set of wave-kinetic equations by using the Wigner transform…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2007-05-23 P. K. Shukla , M. Marklund , L. Stenflo

We consider a mechanical lattice inspired by the Su-Schrieffer-Heeger model along with cubic Klein-Gordon type nonlinearity. We investigate the long-time dynamics of the nonlinear edge states, which are obtained by nonlinear continuation of…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2022-04-06 Bertin Many Manda , Rajesh Chaunsali , Georgios Theocharis , Charalampos Skokos

We consider standing waves of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation $i\partial_t u = -\Delta_\alpha u + |u|^{p-1}u$ in the defocusing case in dimensions $N=2$ and $N=3$. Here, $-\Delta_\alpha$ denotes the Laplacian with a point interaction.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-08 Noriyoshi Fukaya , Yuki Osada , Mario Rastrelli

This paper explores the exponential stability of two nonlinear wave equations coupled through their velocities. The analysis is divided into two main cases. First, we consider a system where one equation is damped, while the other…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-07-11 Alhabib Moumni , Cristina Pignotti , Jawad Salhi , Mouhcine Tilioua

Stationary solutions asymptoting to nonlinear plane waves of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a PT-symmetric, complex linear potential are characterized. The potential includes both a spatially varying gain-loss profile and a…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-04-13 Sathyanarayanan Chandramouli , Patrick Sprenger , Mark A. Hoefer

The mapping of the Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation with a random potential on the Fokker-Planck equation is used to calculate the localization length of its stationary states. The asymptotic growth rates of the moments of the wave function…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2009-11-13 Shmuel Fishman , Alexander Iomin , Kirone Mallick

In this paper we describe invariant geometrical ~structures in the phase space of the Swift-Hohenberg equation in a neighborhood of its periodic stationary states. We show that in spite of the fact that these states are only marginally…

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The modulational instability of broadband optical pulses in a four-state atomic system is investigated. In particular, starting from a recently derived generalized nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation, a wave-kinetic equation is derived. A…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2007-05-23 M. Marklund , P. K. Shukla , R. Bingham , J. T. Mendonca

Using Lie group theory we construct explicit solitary wave solutions of coupled nonlinear Schrodinger systems with spatially inhomogeneous nonlinearities. We present the general theory, use it to construct different families of explicit…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-05-18 Juan Belmonte-Beitia , Valeriy Brazhnyi , Victor M. Perez-Garcia

We consider nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations in $\R^3$. Assume that the linear Hamiltonians have two bound states. For certain finite codimension subset in the space of initial data, we construct solutions converging to the excited states…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-09-07 Tai-Peng Tsai , Horng-Tzer Yau

Nonlinearity in the Schr\"odinger equation gives rise to rich phenomena such as soliton formation, modulational instability, and self-organization in diverse physical systems. Motivated by recent advances in engineering nonlinear gauge…

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We consider the eigenvalue problem for one-dimensional linear Schr\"odinger lattices (tight-binding) with an embedded few-sites linear or nonlinear, Hamiltonian or non-conservative defect (an oligomer). Such a problem arises when…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-06-12 J. D'Ambroise , P. G. Kevrekidis , S. Lepri

It is shown how to compute the instability rates for the double-periodic solutions to the cubic NLS (nonlinear Schrodinger) equation by using the Lax linear equations. The wave function modulus of the double-periodic solutions is periodic…

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