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We study discrete vortices in the anti-continuum limit of the discrete two-dimensional nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger (NLS) equations. The discrete vortices in the anti-continuum limit represent a finite set of excited nodes on a closed discrete…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2007-05-23 D. E. Pelinovsky , P. G. Kevrekidis , D. J. Frantzeskakis

We introduce discrete multivortex solitons in a ring of nonlinear oscillators coupled to a central site. Regular clusters of discrete vortices appear as a result of mode collisions and we show that their stability is determined by global…

Optics · Physics 2011-12-19 Daniel Leykam , Anton S. Desyatnikov

An analysis of discrete systems is important for understanding of various physical processes, such as excitations in crystal lattices and molecular chains, the light propagation in waveguide arrays, and the dynamics of Bose-condensate…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2019-08-06 E. N. Tsoy , B. A. Umarov

We consider soliton dynamics and stability in a nonlinear lattice formed by alternating domains with focusing cubic and saturable nonlinearities. We find that in such lattices solitons centered on cubic domains may be stabilized even in…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-18 Olga V. Borovkova , Yaroslav V. Kartashov , Lluis Torner

Embedded solitons are exceptional modes in nonlinear-wave systems with the propagation constant falling in the system's propagation band. An especially challenging topic is seeking for such modes in nonlinear dynamical lattices (discrete…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2021-02-17 Hadi Susanto , Boris A. Malomed

We consider a model of Bose-Einstein condensates which combines a stationary optical lattice (OL) and periodic change of the sign of the scattering length (SL) due to the Feshbach-resonance management. Ordinary solitons and ones of the gap…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2007-05-23 Arthur Gubeskys , Boris A. Malomed , Ilya M. Merhasin

The nonlinear Schrodinger equation supports solitons -- self-interacting, localized states that behave as nearly independent objects. We exhibit solitons with self-induced nonreciprocal dynamics in a discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation.…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2025-09-15 Pedro Fittipaldi de Castro , Wladimir Alejandro Benalcazar

In the present contribution, we explore a host of different stationary states, namely dark-bright solitons and their lattices, that arise in the context of multi-component atomic Bose-Einstein condensates. The latter, are modeled by systems…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2015-06-18 D. Yan , F. Tsitoura , P. G. Kevrekidis , D. J. Frantzeskakis

A brief review is given of some well-known and some very recent results obtained in studies of two- and three-dimensional (2D and 3D) solitons. Both zero-vorticity (fundamental) solitons and ones carrying vorticity S = 1 are considered.…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-12-21 Boris A. Malomed

We study stability and dynamics of the single cylindrically symmetric solitary structures and dipolar solitonic molecules in spatially nonlocal media. The main properties of the solitons, vortex solitons, and dipolar solitons are…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2016-09-08 A. I. Yakimenko , V. M. Lashkin , O. O. Prikhodko

We elaborate a fractional discrete nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger (FDNLS) equation based on an appropriately modified definition of the Riesz fractional derivative, which is characterized by its L\'{e}vy index (LI). This FDNLS equation…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2024-09-04 Ming Zhong , Boris A. Malomed , Zhenya Yan

In the present work, we numerically explore the existence and stability properties of different types of configurations of dark-bright solitons, dark-bright soliton pairs and pairs of dark-bright and dark solitons in discrete settings,…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-05-20 A. Alvarez , J. Cuevas , F. R. Romero , P. G. Kevrekidis

We introduce a setting based on the one-dimensional (1D) nonlinear Schroedinger equation (NLSE) with the self-focusing (SF) cubic term modulated by a singular function of the coordinate, |x|^{-a}. It may be additionally combined with the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-06-04 Olga V. Borovkova , Valery E. Lobanov , Boris A. Malomed

We consider the discrete solitons bifurcating from the anti-continuum limit of the discrete nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger (NLS) lattice. The discrete soliton in the anti-continuum limit represents an arbitrary finite superposition of {\em…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2007-05-23 D. E. Pelinovsky , P. G. Kevrekidis , D. J. Frantzeskakis

We present a class of solutions of the two-dimensional Toda lattice equation, its fully discrete analogue and its ultra-discrete limit. These solutions demonstrate the existence of soliton resonance and web-like structure in discrete…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2009-11-10 Ken-ichi Maruno , Gino Biondini

In the present work we examine both the linear and nonlinear properties of two related PT-symmetric systems of the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger (dNLS) type. First, we examine the parameter range for which the finite PT-dNLS chains have…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2013-03-15 Panayotis G. Kevrekidis , Dmitry E. Pelinovsky , Dmitry Y. Tyugin

The existence and stability of stable bright solitons in one-dimensional (1D) media with a spatially periodical modulated Kerr nonlinearity are demonstrated by means of the linear-stability analysis and in direct numerical simulations. The…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2019-09-24 Liangwei Zeng , Jianhua Zeng

We reveal that even weak inherent discreteness of a nonlinear model can lead to instabilities of the localized modes it supports. We present the first example of an oscillatory instability of dark solitons, and analyse how it may occur for…

patt-sol · Physics 2009-10-31 Magnus Johansson , Yuri S. Kivshar

We introduce physically relevant new models of two-dimensional (2D) fractional lattice media accounting for the interplay of fractional intersite coupling and onsite self-focusing. Our approach features novel discrete fractional operators…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2024-12-10 Ming Zhong , Boris A. Malomed , Jin Song , Zhenya Yan

Existence, stability and dynamics of soliton complexes, centered at the site of a single transverse link connecting two parallel 2D (two-dimensional) lattices, are investigated. The system with the on-site cubic self-focusing nonlinearity…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-05-28 M. D. Petrovic , G. Gligoric , A. Maluckov , Lj. Hadzievski , B. A. Malomed