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We investigate the properties of localized waves in systems governed by nonlocal nonlinear Schrodinger type equations. We prove rigorously by bounding the Hamiltonian that nonlocality of the nonlinearity prevents collapse in, e.g.,…
We consider the existence of a dynamically stable soliton in the one-dimensional cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr\"odinger model with strong cubic nonlinearity management for periodic and random modulations. We show that the predictions of the…
s in laser systems with two fractional-dispersion/diffraction terms, quantified by their L\'{e}vy indices, $\alpha_{1}\, \alpha_{2}\in (1, 2]$, and self-focusing or defocusing Kerr nonlinearity. Some fundamental solitons are obtained by…
We consider the $L^{2}$-critical quintic focusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) on ${\bf R}$. It is well known that $H^{1}$ solutions of the aforementioned equation blow up in finite time. In higher dimensions, for $H^{1}$…
We study the global dynamics of the collision of two solitons having the same mass for one-dimensional Nonlinear Schr\"odinger models with multi-power nonlinearity. For any natural number k, it is verified that if the incoming speed v…
The nonlinear lattice---a new and nonlinear class of periodic potentials---was recently introduced to generate various nonlinear localized modes. Several attempts failed to stabilize two-dimensional (2D) solitons against their intrinsic…
We review the recent progress on the long-time behavior for a general class of focusing $L^2$-critical nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations (NLS) with lower order perturbations. Two canonical models are the stochastic NLS driven by linear…
We explore a prototypical two-dimensional model of the nonlinear Dirac type and examine its solitary wave and vortex solutions. In addition to identifying the stationary states, we provide a systematic spectral stability analysis,…
We study instability of a vortex soliton $e^{i(m\theta+\omega t)}\phi_{\omega,m}(r)$ to $$iu_t+\Delta u+|u|^{p-1}u=0,\quad\text{for $x\in\R^n$, $t>0$,}$$ where $n=2$, $m\in\N$ and $(r,\theta)$ are polar coordinates in $\R^2$. Grillakis…
We consider the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation$$-\Delta u + V(x)\,u = a\,u^p + \mu u \quad \text{in }\mathbb{R}^n,\qquad \int_{\mathbb{R}^n} u^2 = 1,$$modeling attractive Bose--Einstein condensates. For all dimensions $n\ge 2$ and all…
The two-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLS) can be used as a model of phenomena in physical systems ranging from waves on deep water to pulses in optical fibers. In this paper, we establish that every one-dimensional…
The parametrically driven damped nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation serves as an amplitude equation for a variety of resonantly forced oscillatory systems on the plane. In this note, we consider its nodal soliton solutions. We show that…
We revisit the topic of the existence and azimuthal modulational stability of solitary vortices (alias vortex solitons) in the two-dimensional (2D) cubic-quintic nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation. We develop a semi-analytical approach,…
We elaborate one- and two-dimensional (1D and 2D) models of media with self-repulsive cubic nonlinearity, whose local strength is subject to spatial modulation that admits the existence of flat-top solitons of various types, including…
A review is given of some well-known and some recent results for two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) solitons, with emphasis on states carrying embedded vorticity. Unlike typically stable 1D solitons, 2D and 3D ones are vulnerable to…
The present article represents part of the PhD. dissertation by C. Josserand. We discuss the nucleation of quantized vortices in the nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation (NLS) for a flow around a disk in two spatial dimensions. It appears…
We examine conditions for finite-time collapse of the solutions of the higher-order nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) equation incorporating third-order dispersion, self-steepening, linear and nonlinear gain and loss, and Raman scattering; this…
We study the solutions of the equations of motion in the gauged (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear Schr\"odinger model. The contribution of Chern-Simons gauge fields leads to a significant decrease of the critical power of self-focusing. We also…
The existence of stable solitons in two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) media governed by the self-focusing cubic nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation with a periodic potential is demonstrated by means of the variational approximation (VA)…
We establish global well-posedness and scattering for solutions to the mass-critical nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation $iu_t + \Delta u = \pm |u|^{4/d} u$ for large spherically symmetric L^2_x(R^d) initial data in dimensions $d\geq 3$. In…