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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…
We study the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a competing cubic-quintic power law nonlinearity on the waveguide domain $\mathbb R_x \times \mathbb T_{L_y}$. This model is globally well-posed and admits line solitary wave solutions,…
We study solitary wave solutions of the higher order nonlinear Schrodinger equation for the propagation of short light pulses in an optical fiber. Using a scaling transformation we reduce the equation to a two-parameter canonical form.…
We consider existence and stability properties of nonlinear spatially periodic or quasiperiodic standing waves (SWs) in one-dimensional lattices of coupled anharmonic oscillators. Specifically, we consider Klein-Gordon (KG) chains with…
In his seminal work, Weinstein considered the question of the ground states for discrete Schr\"odinger equations with power law nonlinearities, posed on ${\mathbb Z}^d$. More specifically, he constructed the so-called normalized waves, by…
We consider the question of global existence of small, smooth, and localized solutions of a certain fractional semilinear cubic NLS in one dimension, $$i\partial_t u - \Lambda u = c_0{|u|}^2 u + c_1 u^3 + c_2 u \bar{u}^2 + c_3 \bar{u}^3,…
This paper is devoted to the study of solitary waves and solitons whose existence is related to the ratio energy/charge. These solitary waves are called hylomorphic. This class includes the Q-balls, which are spherically symmetric solutions…
We study the applicability of the derivative nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger (DNLS) equation, for the evolution of high frequency nonlinear waves, observed at the foreshock region of the terrestrial quasi-parallel bow shock. The use of a…
We study the Calogero--Moser derivative NLS equation $$ i \partial_t u +\partial_{xx} u + (D+|D|)(|u|^2) u =0 $$ posed on the Hardy-Sobolev space $H^s_+(\mathbb{R})$ with suitable $s>0$. By using a Lax pair structure for this $L^2$-critical…
In this note we study analytically and numerically the existence and stability of standing waves for one dimensional nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations whose nonlinearities are the sum of three powers. Special attention is paid to the curves…
In this article we study the one-dimensional, asymptotically linear, non-linear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS). We show the existence of a global smooth curve of standing waves for this problem, and we prove that these standing waves are…
The long-time asymptotics is analyzed for finite energy solutions of the 1D Schr\"odinger equation coupled to a nonlinear oscillator. The coupled system is invariant with respect to the phase rotation group U(1). For initial states close to…
We propose a consideration of the properties of the two-dimensional Ablowitz-Ladik discretization of the ubiquitous nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) model. We use singularity confinement techniques to suggest that the relevant discretization…
The dynamics of single carrier wavepackets in nonlinear wave problems over periodic structures can be often formally approximated by the constant coefficient nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) as an effective model for the wavepacket…
This is the first part of a two-paper series studying nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations with quasi-periodic initial data. In this paper, we consider the standard nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. Under the assumption that the Fourier…
In this paper, we show the orbital instability of the solitary waves $Q_{\Omega}e^{i\Omega t}$ of the 1d NLS with an attractive delta potential ($\gamma>0$) \begin{equation*} \i u_t+u_{xx}+\gamma\delta u+\abs{u}^{p-1}u=0, \; p>5,…
We introduce and study a family of lattice equations which may be viewed either as a strongly nonlinear discrete extension of the Gardner equation, or a non-convex variant of the Lotka-Volterra chain. Their deceptively simple form supports…
Motivated by recent developments in the realm of matter waves, we explore the potential of creating solitary waves on the surface of a torus. This is an intriguing perspective due to the role of curvature in the shape and dynamics of the…
We study stability of solitary wave solutions for the fractional generalized Korteweg-de Vries equation $$ \partial_t u- \partial_{x_1} D^{\alpha}u+ \tfrac{1}{m}\partial_{x_1}(u^m)=0, ~ (x_1,\dots,x_d)\in \mathbb{R}^d, \, \, t\in…
We present a numerical study of a derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a general power nonlinearity, $|\psi|^{2\sigma}\psi_x$. In the $L^2$-supercritical regime, $\sigma>1$, our simulations indicate that there is a finite time…