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In this paper, we characterize a family of solitary waves for NLS with derivative (DNLS) by the structue analysis and the variational argument. Since (DNLS) doesn't enjoy the Galilean invariance any more, the structure analysis here is…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-06-12 Changxing Miao , Xingdong Tang , Guixiang Xu

We study a deformation of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation recently derived in the context of deformation of hierarchies of integrable systems. This systematic method also led to known integrable equations such as the Camassa-Holm…

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We develop a general approach to the description of dispersive shock waves (DSWs) for a class of nonlinear wave equations with a nonlocal Benjamin-Ono type dispersion term involving the Hilbert transform. Integrability of the governing…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2018-03-06 G. A. El , L. T. K. Nguyen , N. F. Smyth

The stability and dynamical properties of the so-called resonant nonlinear Schr\"odinger (RNLS) equation, are considered. The RNLS is a variant of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) equation with the addition of a perturbation used to…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2020-03-05 F. Williams , F. Tsitoura , T. P. Horikis , P. G. Kevrekidis

The classic Stoker dam-break problem is revisited in cases of different channel widths upstream and downstream of the dam. The channel is supposed to have a rectangular cross section and a horizontal and frictionless bottom. The system of…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2019-12-12 Alessandro Valiani , Valerio Caleffi

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

We investigate dynamical aspects of the discrete nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation (DNLS) in finite lattices. Starting from a periodic chain with nearest neighbor interactions, we insert randomly links connecting distant pairs of sites…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2011-01-27 F. Perakis , G. P. Tsironis

The defocusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) equation is studied for a family of step-like initial data with piecewise constant amplitude and phase velocity with a single jump discontinuity at the origin. Riemann-Hilbert and steepest…

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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

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

In this work, we investigate the existence and orbital (in)stability of several branches of standing--wave solutions for the cubic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLS) posed on a looping--edge graph $\mathcal{G}$, consisting of a circle…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-04-13 Jaime Angulo Pava , Alexander Muñoz

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…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2016-12-07 B. Hnat , D. Y. Kolotkov , D. O'Connell , V. M. Nakariakov , G. Rowlands

In this paper, we consider the derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger (DNLS) equation. While the existence theory has been intensely studied, properties like dispersive estimates for the solutions have not yet been investigated. Here we address…

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We study the wave breaking mechanism for the weakly dispersive defocusing nonlinear Schroedinger (NLS) equation with a constant phase dark initial datum that contains a vacuum point at the origin. We prove by means of the exact solution to…

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The focusing Nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) equation is the simplest universal model describing the modulation instability (MI) of quasi monochromatic waves in weakly nonlinear media, and MI is considered the main physical mechanism for the…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2020-03-11 F. Coppini , P. G. Grinevich , P. M. Santini

The Riemann problem for the discrete conservation law $2 \dot{u}_n + u^2_{n+1} - u^2_{n-1} = 0$ is classified using Whitham modulation theory, a quasi-continuum approximation, and numerical simulations. A surprisingly elaborate set of…

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Dispersive shock waves (DSWs) are expanding nonlinear wave trains that arise when dispersion regularizes a steepening front, a phenomenon observed in fluids, plasmas, optics, and superfluids. Here we report the first experimental…

Accelerator Physics · Physics 2025-10-23 H. McCright , I. G. Abel , I. Haber , P. G. O'Shea , B. L. Beaudoin

We derive the Whitham modulation equations for the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation in the plane (2d NLS) with small dispersion. The modulation equations are derived in terms of both physical and Riemann variables; the latter yields…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2021-09-21 Mark J. Ablowitz , Justin T. Cole , Igor Rumanov

We examine a fractional version of the discrete Nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger (dnls) equation, where the usual discrete laplacian is replaced by a fractional discrete laplacian. This leads to the replacement of the usual nearest-neighbor…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2019-11-04 M. I. Molina

In this paper, we consider the well-posedness of the weakly damped stochastic nonlinear Schr\"odinger(NLS) equation driven by multiplicative noise. First, we show the global existence of the unique solution for the damped stochastic NLS…

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