An Integrable Discrete Generalized Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation and Its Reductions

An integrable discrete system obtained by the algebraization of the difference operator is studied. The system is named discrete generalized nonlinear Schrödinger (GNLS) equation, which can be reduced to classical discrete nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation. Furthermore, all of the linear reductions for the discrete GNLS equation are given through the theory of circulant matrices and the discrete NLS equation is obtained by one of the reductions. At the same time, the recursion operator and symmetries of continuous GNLS equation are successfully recovered by its corresponding discrete ones.     

KdV Equation with Self-consistent Sources in Non-uniform Media

Two non-isospectral KdV equations with self-consistent sources are derived. Gauge transformation between the first non-isospectral KdV equation with self-consistent sources （corresponding to λt = -2aA） and its isospectral counterpart is given, from which exact solutions for the first non-isospectral KdV equation with self-consistent sources is easily listed. Besides, the soliton solutions for the two equations are obtained by means of Hirota＇s method and Wronskian technique, respectively. Meanwhile, the dynamical properties for these solutions are investigated.     

Variable coefficient nonlinear systems derived from an atmospheric dynamical system

Variable coefficient nonlinear systems, the Korteweg de Vries (KdV), the modified KdV (mKdV) and the nonlinear Schr?dinger (NLS) type equations, are derived from the nonlinear inviscid barotropic nondivergent vorticity equation in a beta-plane by means of the multi-scale expansion method in two different ways, with and without the so-called y-average trick. The non-auto-B\"acklund transformations are found to transform the derived variable coefficient equations to the corresponding standard KdV, mKdV and NLS equations. Thus, many possible exact solutions can be obtained by taking advantage of the known solutions of these standard equations. Further, many approximate solutions of the original model are ready to be yielded which might be applied to explain some real atmospheric phenomena, such as atmospheric blocking episodes.     

Extended symmetry transformation of (3+1)-dimensional generalized nonlinear Schrdinger equation with variable coefficients

In this paper, the extended symmetry transformation of (3+1)-dimensional (3D) generalized nonlinear Schrdinger (NLS) equations with variable coefficients is investigated by using the extended symmetry approach and symbolic computation. Then based on the extended symmetry, some 3D variable coefficient NLS equations are reduced to other variable coefficient NLS equations or the constant coefficient 3D NLS equation. By using these symmetry transformations, abundant exact solutions of some 3D NLS equations with distributed dispersion, nonlinearity, and gain or loss are obtained from the constant coefficient 3D NLS equation.     

On Nth-order rogue wave solution to the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation

In this Letter, the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger (GNLS) equation is investigated by Darboux matrix method. A generalized Darboux transformation (DT) of the GNLS equation is constructed with the help of the gauge transformation for an Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell–Segur (AKNS) type GNLS spectral problem, from which a unified formula of Nth-order rogue wave solution to the GNLS equation is given. In particular, the first and second-order rogue wave solutions to the GNLS equation are explicitly illustrated through some figures.     

Explicit N-Solit on Solution of the Unstable Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation

The unstable nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation is solved by the inverse scattering transform. Based on the constructed Zakharov-Shabat equation, it is shown that the soliton solution of the unstable NLS equation can be known from the soliton solution of the usual NLS equation by simply exchanging the tariables. The explicit N-soliton solution and the position shifts due to the collision are thus calculated.     

New exact solutions for higher order nonlinear Schrödinger equation in optical fibers

Nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE) is now one of the prominent of modern physics, mathematics and chemistry. Over these fields, the NLSE is also applied in new emerging fields such as quantum information and econophysics. In this paper we investigate for new exact solutions of higher order nonlinear Schrodinger’s equation. This method allows to carry out the solution process of nonlinear wave equations more thoroughly and conveniently by computer algebra systems such as the Maple and Mathematica. In addition to providing a different way of solving the Schrodinger equation for such systems, the simplicity of the algorithm renders it a great pedagogical value.     

Comparisons between sine-Gordon and perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger equations for modeling light bullets beyond critical collapse

The sine-Gordon (SG) equation and perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equations are studied numerically for modeling the propagation of two space dimensional (2D) localized pulses (the so-called light bullets) in nonlinear dispersive optical media. We begin with the (2 + 1) SG equation obtained as an asymptotic reduction in the two level dissipationless Maxwell-Bloch system, followed by the review on the perturbed NLS equation in 2D for SG pulse envelopes, which is globally well posed and has all the relevant higher order terms to regularize the collapse of standard critical (cubic focusing) NLS. The perturbed NLS is approximated by truncating the nonlinearity into finite higher order terms undergoing focusing-defocusing cycles. Efficient semi-implicit sine pseudospectral discretizations for SG and perturbed NLS are proposed with rigorous error estimates. Numerical comparison results between light bullet solutions of SG and perturbed NLS as well as critical NLS are reported, which validate that the solution of the perturbed NLS as well as its finite-term truncations are in qualitative and quantitative agreement with the solution of SG for the light bullets propagation even after the critical collapse of cubic focusing NLS. In contrast, standard critical NLS is in qualitative agreement with SG only before its collapse. As a benefit of such observations, pulse propagations are studied via solving the perturbed NLS truncated by reasonably many nonlinear terms, which is a much cheaper task than solving SG equation directly.     

The Darboux Transformation for NLS-MB Equations

The Darboux transformations for the nonlinear Schrodinger equation and Maxwell-Bloch equations areconstructed. The one-soliton solution and periodic solution are obtained from the different “seeds“.     

Solutions for the propagation of light in nonlinear optical media with spatially inhomogeneous nonlinearities

In this paper, we present solutions for the nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation with spatially inhomogeneous nonlinearities describing propagation of light in nonlinear media, under two sets of transverse modulation forms of inhomogeneous nonlinearity. The bright soliton solution and Gaussian solution have been obtained for one set of inhomogeneous nonlinearity modulation. For the other, bright soliton solution, black soliton solution and the train solution have been presented. Stability of the solutions has been determined by exact soliton solutions under certain conditions.     

Symbolic-computation construction of transformations for a more generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with applications in inhomogeneous plasmas,optical fibers,viscous fluids and Bose-Einstein condensates

Currently, the variable-coefficient nonlinear Schr?dinger (NLS)-typed models have attracted considerable attention in such fields as plasma physics, nonlinear optics, arterial mechanics and Bose-Einstein condensates. Motivated by the recent work of Tian et al. [Eur. Phys. J. B 47, 329 (2005)], this paper is devoted to finding all the cases for a more generalized NLS equation with time- and space-dependent coefficients to be mapped onto the standard one. With the computerized symbolic computation, three transformations and relevant constraint conditions on the coefficient functions are obtained, which turn out to be more general than those previously published in the literature. Via these transformations, the Lax pairs are also derived under the corresponding conditions. For physical applications, our transformations provide the feasibility for more currently-important inhomogeneous NLS models to be transformed into the homogeneous one. Applications of those transformations to several example models are illustrated and some soliton-like solutions are also graphically discussed.     

一类广义N维非线性Schr?dinger方程的孤子解及其性质研究

研究一类N维广义非线性Schr?dinger方程的孤子解及其性质，研究非线性参数α变化（α→0及α→∞）时孤子性态的变化规律，同时研究该问题的数值解法，得到了该方程的P-R差分格式的收敛性和稳定性条件． 关键词：     

Rogue Waves in the (2+1)-Dimensional Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation with a Parity-Time-Symmetric Potential

The(2+1)-dimension nonlocal nonlinear Schrodinger(NLS) equation with the self-induced parity-time symmetric potential is introduced, which provides spatially two-dimensional analogues of the nonlocal NLS equation introduced by Ablowitz et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 110(2013) 064105]. General periodic solutions are derived by the bilinear method. These periodic solutions behave as growing and decaying periodic line waves arising from the constant background and decaying back to the constant background again. By taking long wave limits of the obtained periodic solutions, rogue waves are obtained. It is also shown that these line rogue waves arise from the constant background with a line profile and disappear into the constant background again in the(x,y) plane.     

Double-Parameter Solutions of Projective Riccati Equations and Their Applications

The purpose of the present paper is twofold. First, the projective Riccati equations （PREs for short） are resolved by means of a linearized theorem, which was known in the literature. Based on the signs and values of coeffcients of PREs, the solutions with two arbitrary parameters of PREs can be expressed by the hyperbolic functions, the trigonometric functions, and the rational functions respectively, at the same time the relation between the components of each solution to PREs is also implemented. Second, more new travelling wave solutions for some nonlinear PDEs, such as the Burgers equation, the mKdV equation, the NLS^＋ equation, new Hamilton amplitude equation, and so on, are obtained by using Sub-ODE method, in which PREs are taken as the Sub-ODEs. The key idea of this method is that the travelling wave solutions of nonlinear PDE can be expressed by a polynomial in two variables, which are the components of each solution to PREs, provided that the homogeneous balance between the higher order derivatives and nonlinear terms in the equation is considered.     

Improved Speed and Shape of Ion-Acoustic Waves in a Warm Plasma

The basic set of fluid equations can be reduced to the nonlinear Kortewege-de Vries (KdV) and nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equations. The rational solutions for the two equations has been obtained. The exact amplitude of the nonlinear ion-acoustic solitary wave can be obtained directly without resorting to any successive approximation techniques by a direct analysis of the given field equations. The Sagdeev's potential is obtained in terms of ion acoustic velocity by simply solving an algebraic equation. The soliton and double layer solutions are obtained as a small amplitude approximation. A comparison between the exact soliton solution and that obtained from the reductive perturbation theory are also discussed.     

一类非线性发展方程的复合型双孤子新解

通过下列步骤,构造了一类非线性发展方程的无穷序列复合型双孤子新解: 步骤一, 给出两种函数变换,把一类非线性发展方程化为二阶非线性常微分方程; 步骤二, 再通过函数变换, 二阶非线性常微分方程转化为一阶非线性常微分方程组,并获得了该方程组的首次积分; 步骤三, 利用首次积分与两种椭圆方程的新解与Bäcklund 变换, 构造了一类非线性发展方程的无穷序列复合型双孤子新解.     

Analytic Approximations for Soliton Solutions of Short-Wave Models for Camassa-Holm and Degasperis-Procesi Equations

In this paper, the short-wave model equations are investigated, which are associated with the Camassa- Holm （CH） and Degasperis Procesi （DP） shallow-water wave equations. Firstly, by means of the transformation of the independent variables and the travelling wave transformation, the partial differential equation is reduced to an ordinary differential equation. Secondly, the equation is solved by homotopy analysis method. Lastly, by the transformatioas back to the original independent variables, the solution of the original partial differential equation is obtained. The two types of solutions of the short-wave models are obtained in parametric form, one is one-cusp soliton for the CH equation while the other one is one-loop soliton for the DP equation. The approximate analytic solutions expressed by a series of exponential functions agree well with the exact solutions. It demonstrates the validity and great potential of homotopy analysis method for complicated nonlinear solitary wave problems.     

Impact of Viscosity on DNA Dynamics

We study the influence of viscosity on DNA dynamics. By employing the nonlinear Peyrard-Bishop-Dauxois （PBD） model, it is shown that the DNA dynamics can be explained by a solution of a complex nonlinear Schrǒdinger equation （CNLSE）. This is the nonlinear Schrǒdinger equation （NLSE） with a nonlinear parameter being a complex number. We compare real and imaginary parts of this nonlinear parameter and show that the latter one should not be negligible, which means that the CNLSE should be solved numerically,     

Theory of weakly damped free-surface flows: A new formulation based on potential flow solutions

Several theories for weakly damped free-surface flows have been formulated. In this Letter we use the linear approximation to the Navier-Stokes equations to derive a new set of equations for potential flow which include dissipation due to viscosity. A viscous correction is added not only to the irrotational pressure (Bernoulli's equation), but also to the kinematic boundary condition. The nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation that one can derive from the new set of equations to describe the modulations of weakly nonlinear, weakly damped deep-water gravity waves turns out to be the classical damped version of the NLS equation that has been used by many authors without rigorous justification.     

Modulational instability in the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation through the variational approach

The dynamics of nonlinear pulse propagation in an average dispersion-managed soliton system is governed by a constant coefficient nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation. For a special set of parameters the constant coefficient NLS equation is completely integrable. The same constant coefficient NLS equation is also applicable to optical fiber systems with phase modulation or pulse compression. We also investigate MI arising in the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation for ultrashort pulse propagation. Within this framework, we derive ordinary differential equations (ODE’s) for the time evolution of the amplitude and phase of modulation perturbations. Analyzing the ensuing ODE’s, we derive the classical modulational instability criterion and identify it numerically. We show that the quintic nonlinearity can be essential for the stability of solutions. The evolutions of modulational instability are numerically investigated and the effects of the quintic nonlinearity on the evolutions are examined. Numerical simulations demonstrate the validity of the analytical predictions.