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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 address the existence and stability of two-dimensional solitons in optical or matter-wave media, which are supported by purely nonlinear lattices in the form of a periodic array of cylinders with self-focusing nonlinearity, embedded into…

As is well-known, two-dimensional and three-dimensional superfluids under rotation can support topological excitations such as quantized point vortices and line vortices respectively. Recently, we have studied how, in a hypothetical…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2024-09-20 Ben McCanna , Hannah M. Price

We show that the quadratic interaction of fundamental and second harmonics in a bulk dispersive medium, combined with self-defocusing cubic nonlinearity, give rise to completely localized spatiotemporal solitons (vortex tori) with vorticity…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2009-11-07 D. Mihalache , D. Mazilu , L. C. Crasovan , I. Towers , B. A. Malomed , A. V. Buryak , L. Torner , F. Lederer

We report solutions for stable compound solitons in a three-dimensional quasi-phase-matched photonic crystal with the quadratic ($\chi ^{(2)}$) nonlinearity. The photonic crystal is introduced with a checkerboard structure, which can be…

For the stationary nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation $-\Delta u+ V(x)u- f(u) = \lambda u$ with periodic potential $V$ we study the existence and stability properties of multibump solutions with prescribed $L^2$-norm. To this end we introduce…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-12-19 Nils Ackermann , Tobias Weth

We construct a variety of novel localized states with distinct topological structures in the 3D discrete nonlinear Schr{\"{o}}dinger equation. The states can be created in Bose-Einstein condensates trapped in strong optical lattices, and…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2010-12-10 R. Carretero-Gonzalez , P. G. Kevrekidis , B. A. Malomed , D. J. Frantzeskakis

We construct a series of vortex patch solutions in a doubly-periodic rectangular domain (flat torus), which is accomplished by studying the contour dynamic equation for patch boundaries. We will illustrate our key idea by discussing the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-01-09 Takashi Sakajo , Changjun Zou

We consider the dynamics and stability of bright soliton stripes in the two-dimensional nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with hyperbolic dispersion, under the action of transverse perturbations. We start by discussing a recently proposed…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2019-05-01 L. A. Cisneros-Ake , R. Carretero-Gonzalez , P. G. Kevrekidis , B. A. Malomed

It has been recently discovered that stabilization of two-dimensional (2D) solitons against the critical collapse in media with the cubic nonlinearity by means of nonlinear lattices (NLs) is a challenging problem. We address the 1D version…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2015-06-03 Jianhua Zeng , Boris A. Malomed

This article offers a comprehensive survey of results obtained for solitons and complex nonlinear wave patterns supported by purely nonlinear lattices (NLs), which represent a spatially periodic modulation of the local strength and sign of…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-20 Yaroslav V. Kartashov , Boris A. Malomed , Lluis Torner

In discrete nonlinear systems, the study of nonlinear waves has revealed intriguing phenomena in various fields such as nonlinear optics, biophysics, and condensed matter physics. Discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger (DNLS) equations are often…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-03-09 Farrell Theodore Adriano , Hadi Susanto

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

The nonlinear Ginzburg-Landau equations are solved numerically in order to investigate the vortex structure in thin superconducting disks of arbitrary shape. Depending on the size of the system and the strength of the applied magnetic field…

Superconductivity · Physics 2007-05-23 F. M. Peeters , B. J. Baelus

Quantized vortices have been observed in a variety of superfluid systems, from $^4$He to condensates of alkali-metal bosons and ultracold Fermi gases along the BEC-BCS crossover. In this article we study the stability of singly quantized…

In the present work we consider the subject of dark fractional solitary waves in the realm of generalized (fractional) forms of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) equation. While earlier studies have examined such states in the realm of real…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2026-05-21 Almudena P. Márquez , Jesús Cuevas-Maraver , Panayotis G. Kevrekidis

We consider an array of double oligomers in an optical waveguide device. A mathematical model for the system is the coupled discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) equations, where the gain-and-loss parameter contributes to the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2020-10-22 O. B. Kirikchi , N. Karjanto

Recent studies have demonstrated that defocusing cubic nonlinearity with local strength growing from the center to the periphery faster than $r^{D}$, in space of dimension $D$ with radial coordinate $r$, supports a vast variety of robust…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2017-05-26 Jianhua Zeng , Boris A. Malomed

Dynamics of vortex clusters is essential for understanding diverse superfluid phenomena. In this paper, we examine the dynamics of vortex quadrupoles in a trapped two-dimensional (2D) Bose-Einstein condensate. We find that the movement of…

Quantum Gases · Physics 2016-09-23 Tao Yang , Zhi-Qiang Hu , Shan Zou , Wu-Ming Liu

An overview is given of basic models combining discreteness in their linear parts (i.e. the models are built as dynamical lattices) and nonlinearity acting at sites of the lattices or between the sites. The considered systems include the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2020-03-31 Boris A. Malomed