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Direct dynamical energy cascade in the modified KdV equation

Pattern Formation and Solitons 2020-02-20 v1 Classical Physics

Abstract

In this study we examine the energy transfer mechanism during the nonlinear stage of the Modulational Instability (MI) in the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation. The particularity of this study consists in considering the problem essentially in the Fourier space. A dynamical energy cascade model of this process originally proposed for the focusing NLS-type equations is transposed to the mKdV setting using the existing connections between the KdV-type and NLS-type equations. The main predictions of the D-cascade model are outlined and thoroughly discussed. Finally, the obtained theoretical results are validated by direct numerical simulations of the mKdV equation using the pseudo-spectral methods. A general good agreement is reported in this study. The nonlinear stages of the MI evolution are also investigated for the mKdV equation.

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@article{arxiv.1805.05931,
  title  = {Direct dynamical energy cascade in the modified KdV equation},
  author = {Denys Dutykh and Elena Tobisch},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1805.05931},
  year   = {2020}
}

Comments

21 pages, 8 figures, 3 tables, 37 references. Other author's papers can be downloaded at http://www.denys-dutykh.com/

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