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The dynamics of models described by a one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation is studied. The nonlinearity in these models appears due to the coupling of the electronic motion to optical oscillators which are treated in…

Condensed Matter · Physics 2009-10-28 P. K. Datta , K. Kundu

The evolution of the amplitude of two nonlinearly interacting waves is considered, via a set of coupled nonlinear Schroedinger-type equations. The dynamical profile is determined by the wave dispersion laws (i.e. the group velocities and…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-11 I. Kourakis , P. K. Shukla

We study statically homogeneous Bose-Einstein condensates with spatially inhomogeneous interactions and outline an experimental realization of compensating linear and nonlinear potentials that can yield constant-density solutions. We…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2013-09-26 Scott Holmes , Mason A. Porter , Peter Krüger , Panayotis G. Kevrekidis

In this paper, we examine in detail the principal branches of solutions that arise in vector discrete models with nonlinear inter-component coupling and four wave mixing. The relevant four branches of solutions consist of two single mode…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-11 R. L. Horne , P. G. Kevrekidis , N. Whitaker

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…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Meriem Bahhi , Jonas Lampart , Christian Klein , Simona Rota Nodari

The effect of the modulation instability on the propagation of solitary waves along one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with cubic nonlinearity is revisited. A self-contained quasicontinuum approximation is developed…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-08-21 E. Arevalo

We consider a perturbed energy critical focusing Nonlinear Schr\"odinger Equation in three dimensions. We construct solitary wave solutions for focusing subcritical perturbations as well as defocusing supercritical perturbations. The…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-04-25 Matt Coles , Stephen Gustafson

The cubic nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLS) in one dimension is considered in the presence of an intensity-dependent dispersion term. We study bright solitary waves with smooth profiles which extend from the limit where the dependence of…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2024-08-22 P. G. Kevrekidis , D. E. Pelinovsky , R. M. Ross

We consider the spectral stability of solitary wave solutions \phi(x)e^{-i\omega t} to the nonlinear Dirac equation in any dimension. This equation is well-known to theoretical physicists as the Soler model (or, in one dimension, the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2011-08-16 Andrew Comech

Recent work has explored binary waveguide arrays in the long-wavelength, near-continuum limit, here we examine the opposite limit, namely the vicinity of the so-called anti-continuum limit. We provide a systematic discussion of states…

Optics · Physics 2016-06-29 Y. Shen , P. G. Kevrekidis , G. Srinivasan , A. B. Aceves

We use the perturbation theory to build solitary wave solutions $\phi_\omega(x)e^{-i\omega t}$ to the nonlinear Dirac equation in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $n\ge 1$, with the Soler-type nonlinear term $f(\bar\psi\psi)\beta\psi$, with…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-01-01 Nabile Boussaid , Andrew Comech

In this work we derive evolution equations for the nonlinear behavior of a coasting beam under the influence of a resonator impedance. Using a renormalization group approach we find a set of coupled nonlinear equations for the beam density…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 S. I. Tzenov , P. L. Colestock

We study a non-linear convective-diffusive equation, local in space and time, which has its background in the dynamics of the thickness of a wetting film. The presence of a non-linear diffusion predicts the existence of fronts as well as…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2013-05-29 Alex Hansen , Bo-Sture Skagerstam , Glenn Tørå

Nonlinearities can have a profound influence on the dynamics and equilibrium properties of discrete lattice systems. The simple case of two coupled modes with self-nonlinearities gives rise to the rich bosonic Josephson effects. In…

A novel discrete model (D-model) is presented describing nonlinear wave interactions in systems with small and moderate nonlinearity under narrow frequency band excitation. It integrates in a single theoretical frame two mechanisms of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2012-11-02 Elena Kartashova

In the present work, we revisit the highly active research area of inhomogeneously nonlinear defocusing media and consider the existence, spectral stability and nonlinear dynamics of bright solitary waves in them. We use the anti-continuum…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-09-02 P. G. Kevrekidis , R. L. Horne , N. Whitaker , Q. E. Hoq , D. Kip

We consider a derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a general nonlinearity. This equation has a two parameter family of solitary wave solutions. We prove orbital stability/instability results that depend on the strength of the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2012-06-18 Xiao Liu , Gideon Simpson , Catherine Sulem

We perform statistical analysis on discrete nonlinear waves generated though modulational instability in the context of the Salerno model that interpolates between the intergable Ablowitz-Ladik (AL) equation and the nonintegrable discrete…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-13 A. Maluckov , Lj. Hadzievski , N. Lazarides , G. P. Tsironis

The long-time asymptotics is analyzed for finite energy solutions of the 1D discrete Schr\"odinger equation coupled to a nonlinear oscillator. The coupled system is invariant with respect to the phase rotation group. For initial states…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-11-13 E. Kopylova

In this paper we establish existence and stability results concerning fully nontrivial solitary-wave solutions to 3-coupled nonlinear Schr\"odinger system \[ i\partial_t u_{j}+\partial_{xx}u_{j}+ \left(\sum_{k=1}^{3} a_{kj}…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2015-10-12 Santosh Bhattarai