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This article is concerned with time global behavior of solutions to focusing mass-subcritical nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation of power type with data in a critical homogeneous weighted $L^2$ space. We give a sharp sufficient condition for…
We study the discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (DNLS) in an annular geometry with on-site defects. The dynamics of a traveling plane-wave maps onto an effective ''non-rigid pendulum'' Hamiltonian. The different regimes include the…
We consider a 3d cubic focusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a potential $$i\partial_t u+\Delta u-Vu+|u|^2u=0,$$ where $V$ is a real-valued short-range potential having a small negative part. We find criteria for global…
A chirped parametrically driven discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation is discussed. It is shown that the system allows two resonant excitation mechanisms, i.e., successive two-level transitions (ladder climbing) or a continuous…
Wave self-focusing in molecular systems subject to thermal effects, such as thin molecular films and long biomolecules, can be modeled by stochastic versions of the Discrete Self-Trapping equation of Eilbeck, Lomdahl and Scott, and this can…
We consider nonlinear Schrodinger equations with either local or nonlocal nonlinearities. In addition, we include periodic potentials as used, for example, in matter wave experiments in optical lattices. By considering the corresponding…
The Schroedinger equation with the nonlinearity concentrated at a single point proves to be an interesting and important model for the analysis of long-time behavior of solutions, such as the asymptotic stability of solitary waves and…
We study the bulk and surface nonlinear modes of the modified one-dimensional discrete nonlinear Schroedinger (mDNLS) equation. A linear and a modulational stability analysis of the lowest-order modes is carried out. While for the…
In the present work we explore the potential of models of the discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger (DNLS) type to support spatially localized and temporally quasiperiodic solutions on top of a finite background. Such solutions are rigorously…
A nonlinear Schrodinger equation arising from light propagation down an inhomogeneous medium is considered. The inhomogeneity is reflected through a non-uniform coefficient of the non-linear term in the equation. In particular, a…
We consider the linear Schr\"odinger equation under periodic boundary condition, driven by a random force and damped by a quasilinear damping: $$ \frac{d}{dt}u+i\big(-\Delta+V(x)\big) u=\nu \Big(\Delta u-\gr |u|^{2p}u-i\gi |u|^{2q}u \Big)…
We consider a class of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations with potential \[ i\partial_t u +\Delta u - Vu = \pm |u|^\alpha u, \quad (t,x) \in \mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^3, \] where $\frac{4}{3}<\alpha<4$ and $V$ is a Kato-type potential. We…
We study the following singularly perturbed problem for a coupled nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger system: {displaymath} {cases}-\e^2\Delta u +a(x) u = \mu_1 u^3+\beta uv^2, \quad x\in \R^3, -\e^2\Delta v +b(x) v =\mu_2 v^3+\beta vu^2, \quad x\in…
We consider the derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation on the real line, with a background function $\psi(t,x)\in L^\infty(\mathbb{R}^2)$ that satisfies suitable conditions. Such a function may, for example, be a non-decaying solution…
We investigate the existence of normalized ground states for Schr\"odinger equations on noncompact metric graphs in presence of nonlinear point defects, described by nonlinear $\delta$-interactions at some of the vertices of the graph. For…
In the present paper we study the following scaled nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) in one space dimension: \[ i\frac{d}{dt} \psi^{\varepsilon}(t) =-\Delta\psi^{\varepsilon}(t) +…
We establish sharp energy decay rates for a large class of nonlinearly first-order damped systems, and we design discretization schemes that inherit of the same energy decay rates, uniformly with respect to the space and/or time…
The interaction of moving discrete solitons with a linear Gaussian defect is investigated. Solitons with profiles varying from hyperbolic secant to exponentially localized are considered such that the mobility of soliton is maintained; the…
We investigate the ground states for the focusing, subcritical nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with a point defect in dimension two, defined as the minimizers of the energy functional at fixed mass. We prove that ground states exist for…
This work deals with soliton solutions of the nonlinear Schroedinger equation with a diversity of nonlinearities. We solve the equation in a potential which oscillates in time between attractive and expulsive behavior, in the presence of…