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The Riemann-Hilbert problem associated with the integrable PDE is used as a nonlinear transformation of the nearly integrable PDE to the spectral space. The temporal evolution of the spectral data is derived with account for arbitrary…
The inverse spectral transform for the Zakharov-Shabat equation on the semi-line is reconsidered as a Hilbert problem. The boundary data induce an essential singularity at large k to one of the basic solutions. Then solving the inverse…
Boundary value problems for integrable nonlinear evolution PDEs formulated on the half-line can be analyzed by the unified method introduced by one of the authors and used extensively in the literature. The implementation of this general…
Two important cases, where boundary conditions and solutions of the well-known integrable equations on a semi-strip are uniquely determined by the initial conditions, are rigorously studied in detail. First, the case of rectangular matrix…
We study boundary value problems posed in a semistrip for the elliptic sine-Gordon equation, which is the paradigm of an elliptic integrable PDE in two variables. We use the method introduced by one of the authors, which provides a…
We present a new and relatively elementary method for studying the solution of the initial-value problem for dispersive linear and integrable equations in the large-$t$ limit, based on a generalization of steepest descent techniques for…
We consider a matrix Riemann-Hilbert problem for the sextic nonlinear Schr\"{o}dinger equation with a non-zero boundary conditions at infinity. Before analyzing the spectrum problem, we introduce a Riemann surface and uniformization…
A 2D problem of acoustic wave scattering by a segment bearing impedance boundary conditions is considered. In the current paper (the first part of a series of two) some preliminary steps are made, namely, the diffraction problem is reduced…
We consider the Dirichlet problem for the focusing NLS equation on the half-line, with given Schwartz initial data and boundary data $q(0,t)$ equal to an exponentially decaying perturbation $u(t)$ of the periodic boundary data $ a…
The initial value problem of an integrable system, such as the Nonlinear Schr\" odinger equation, is solved by subjecting the linear eigenvalue problem arising from its Lax pair to inverse scattering, and, thus, transforming it to a matrix…
We analyze a class of initial-boundary value problems for the Degasperis-Procesi equation on the half-line. Assuming that the solution $u(x,t)$ exists, we show that it can be recovered from its initial and boundary values via the solution…
We study an integrable modification of the focusing nonlinear Schroedinger equation from the point of view of semiclassical asymptotics. In particular, (i) we establish several important consequences of the mixed-type limiting quasilinear…
An initial-boundary value problem for a model of stimulated Raman scattering was considered in [Moskovchenko E.A., Kotlyarov V.P., J. Phys. A: Math. Theor. 43 (2010), 055205, 31 pages]. The authors showed that in the long-time range…
These lectures introduce the method of nonlinear steepest descent for Riemann-Hilbert problems. This method finds use in studying asymptotics associated to a variety of special functions such as the Painlev\'{e} equations and orthogonal…
A novel approach to Riemann--Hilbert problems of particular class is introduced. The approach is applicable to problems in which the multiplicative jump is set on a half-line. Such problems are linked to some Wiener--Hopf problems motivated…
We propose a new approach for the solution of initial value problems for integrable evolution equations in the periodic setting based on the unified transform. Using the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation as a model example, we show that the…
Initial-boundary value problems for integrable nonlinear partial differential equations have become tractable in recent years due to the development of so-called unified transform techniques. The main obstruction to applying these methods…
The perturbation theory based on the Riemann-Hilbert problem is developed for the modified nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation which describes the propagation of femtosecond optical pulses in nonlinear single-mode optical fibers. A detailed…
Boundary value problems for integrable nonlinear evolution PDEs formulated on the finite interval can be analyzed by the unified method introduced by one of the authors and used extensively in the literature. The implementation of this…
The scattering of quasiperiodic waves for a two-dimensional Helmholtz equation with a constant refractive index perturbed by a function which is periodic in one direction and of finite support in the other is considered. The scattering…