The semiclassical modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation I: Modulation theory and spectral analysis

We study an integrable modification of the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation from the point of view of semiclassical asymptotics. In particular, (i) we establish several important consequences of the mixed-type limiting quasilinear system including the existence of maps that embed the limiting forms of both the focusing and defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equations into the framework of a single limiting system for the modified equation, (ii) we obtain bounds for the location of the discrete spectrum for the associated spectral problem that are particularly suited to the semiclassical limit and that generalize known results for the spectrum of the nonselfadjoint Zakharov-Shabat spectral problem, and (iii) we present a multiparameter family of initial data for which we solve the associated spectral problem in terms of special functions for all values of the semiclassical scaling parameter. We view our results as part of a broader project to analyze the semiclassical limit of the modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation via the noncommutative steepest descent procedure of Deift and Zhou, and we also present a selfcontained development of a Riemann-Hilbert problem of inverse scattering that differs from those given in the literature and that is well adapted to semiclassical asymptotics.     

Spectral Asymptotics for Perturbed Spherical Schrödinger Operators and Applications to Quantum Scattering

We find the high energy asymptotics for the singular Weyl–Titchmarsh m-functions and the associated spectral measures of perturbed spherical Schrödinger operators (also known as Bessel operators).We apply this result to establish an improved local Borg–Marchenko theorem for Bessel operators as well as uniqueness theorems for the radial quantum scattering problem with nontrivial angular momentum.     

Spectral stochastic processes arising in quantum mechanical models with a non-L 2 ground state

A functional integral representation is given for a large class of quantum mechanical models with a non-L ² ground state. As a prototype, the particle in a periodic potential is discussed: a unique ground state is shown to exist as a state on the Weyl algebra, and a functional measure (spectral stochastic process) is constructed on trajectories taking values in the spectrum of the maximal Abelian subalgebra of the Weyl algebra isomorphic to the algebra of almost periodic functions. The thermodynamical limit of the finite-volume functional integrals for such models is discussed, and the superselection sectors associated to an observable subalgebra of the Weyl algebra are described in terms of boundary conditions and/or topological terms in the finite-volume measures.Supported by DFG, Nr. Al 374/1-2     

Continuous Correspondence of Conservation Laws of the Semi-discrete AKNS System

In this paper we investigate the semi-discrete Ablowitz–Kaup–Newell–Segur (sdAKNS) hierarchy, and specifically their Lax pairs and infinitely many conservation laws, as well as the corresponding continuum limits. The infinitely many conserved densities derived from the Ablowitz-Ladik spectral problem are trivial, in the sense that all of them are shown to reduce to the first conserved density of the AKNS hierarchy in the continuum limit. We derive new and nontrivial infinitely many conservation laws for the sdAKNS hierarchy, and also the explicit combinatorial relations between the known conservation laws and our new ones. By performing a uniform continuum limit, the new conservation laws of the sdAKNS system are then matched with their counterparts of the continuous AKNS system.     

变系数KdV方程和变系数MKdV方程的无穷多守恒律

本文利用Miura方法研究具有三个任意函数的变系数KdV方程和变系数MKdV方程的无穷多守恒律,结果表明:守恒密度仅与一个任意函数有关,并且与常系数KdV(和MKdV)方程的守恒密度有完全类似的结构,另两个任意函数仅包含于相应的流密度中。 关键词：     

Tau-functions generating the conservation laws for generalized integrable hierarchies of KdV and affine toda type

For a class of generalized integrable hierarchies associated with affine (twisted or untwisted) Kac-Moody algebras, an explicit representation of their local conserved densities by means of a single scalar tau-function is deduced. This tau-function acts as a partition function for the conserved densities, which fits its potential interpretation as the effective action of some quantum system. The class consists of multi-component generalizations of the Drinfel'd-Sokolov and the two-dimensional affine Toda lattice hierarchies. The relationship between the former and the approach of Feigin, Frenkel and Enriquez to soliton equations of KdV and mKdV type is also discussed. These results considerably simplify the calculation of the conserved charges carried by the soliton solutions to the equations of the hierarchy, which is important to establish their interpretation as particles. By way of illustration, we calculate the charges carried by a set of constrained KP solitons recently constructed.     

Long Time Behavior of the Continuum Limit¶of the Toda Lattice, and the Generation¶of Infinitely Many Gaps from C∞ Initial Data

We analyze a continuum limit of the finite non-periodic Toda lattice through an associated constrained maximization problem over spectral density functions. The maximization problem was derived by Deift and McLaughlin using the Lax–Levermore approach, initially developed for the zero dispersion limit of the KdV equation. It encodes the evolution of the continuum limit for all times, including evolution through shocks. The formation of gaps in the support of the maximizer is indicative of oscillations in the Toda lattice and the lack of strong convergence of the continuum limit. For large times, the maximizer tends to have zero gaps, which is the continuum analogue of the sorting property of the finite lattice. Using methods from logarithmic potential theory, we show that this behavior depends crucially on the initial data. We exhibit initial data for which the zero gap ansatz holds uniformly in the spatial parameter (at large times), and other initial data for which this uniformity fails at all times. We then construct an example of C ^∞ smooth initial data generating, at a later time, infinitely many gaps in the support of the maximizer, while for even larger times, all gaps have closed. Received: 8 May 2000 / Accepted: 27 March 2001     

The Atiyah–Hitchin bracket and the open Toda lattice

The dynamics of the finite nonperiodic Toda lattice is an isospectral deformation of the finite three-diagonal Jacobi matrix. It is known since the work of Stieltjes that such matrices are in one-to-one correspondence with their Weyl functions. These are rational functions mapping the upper half-plane into itself. We consider representations of the Weyl functions as a quotient of two polynomials and exponential representation. We establish a connection between these representations and recently developed algebraic-geometrical approach to the inverse problem for Jacobi matrix. The space of rational functions has natural Poisson structure discovered by Atiyah and Hitchin. We show that an invariance of the AH structure under linear-fractional transformations leads to two systems of canonical coordinates and two families of commuting Hamiltonians. We establish a relation of one of these systems with Jacobi elliptic coordinates.     

The Korteweg-de Vries hierarchy: structure and solution

We attempt to realize the structure of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) hierarchy by using a simple dimensional analysis. The specific results presented refer to equations of the hierarchy and conserved Hamiltonian densities associated with them. Based on the Gel’fand-Levitan-Marchenko equation we construct a series expansion for the unstable solution of the KdV-like equations by using the continuous part of the spectrum for the Schrödinger operator. Our result is in exact agreement with that obtained from the Sabatier’s formulation of the inverse problem for rational reflection coefficients.     

On Solutions of the Integrable Boundary Value Problem for KdV Equation on the Semi-Axis

This paper is concerned with the Korteweg–de Vries (KdV) equation on the semi-axis. The boundary value problem with inhomogeneous integrable boundary conditions is studied. We establish some characteristic properties of solutions of the problem. Also we construct a wide class of solutions of the problem using the inverse spectral method.     

Factorization of correlation functions and the replica limit of the Toda lattice equation

Exact microscopic spectral correlation functions are derived by means of the replica limit of the Toda lattice equation. We consider both Hermitian and non-Hermitian theories in the Wigner–Dyson universality class (class A) and in the chiral universality class (class AIII). In the Hermitian case we rederive two-point correlation functions for class A and class AIII as well as several one-point correlation functions in class AIII. In the non-Hermitian case the average spectral density of non-Hermitian complex random matrices in the weak non-Hermiticity limit is obtained directly from the replica limit of the Toda lattice equation. In the case of class A, this result describes the spectral density of a disordered system in a constant imaginary vector potential (the Hatano–Nelson model) which is known from earlier work. New results are obtained for the average spectral density in the weak non-Hermiticity limit of a quenched chiral random matrix model at non-zero chemical potential. These results apply to the ergodic or ϵ domain of the quenched QCD partition function at non-zero chemical potential. Our results have been checked against numerical results obtained from a large ensemble of random matrices. The spectral density obtained is different from the result derived by Akemann for a closely related model, which is given by the leading order asymptotic expansion of our result. In all cases, the replica limit of the Toda lattice equation explains the factorization of spectral one- and two-point functions into a product of a bosonic (non-compact integral) and a fermionic (compact integral) partition function. We conclude that the fermionic partition functions, the bosonic partition functions and the supersymmetric partition function are all part of a single integrable hierarchy. This is the reason that it is possible to obtain the supersymmetric partition function, and its derivatives, from the replica limit of the Toda lattice equation.     

Coupled KdV Equations and Their Explicit Solutions Through Two-Dimensional Hamiltonian System with a Quartic Potential

Based on the second integrable ease of known two-dimensional Hamiltonian system with a quartie potentiM, we propose a 4 × 4 matrix speetrM problem and derive a hierarchy of coupled KdV equations and their Hamiltonian structures. It is shown that solutions of the coupled KdV equations in the hierarchy are reduced to solving two compatible systems of ordinary differentiM equations. As an application, quite a few explicit solutions of the coupled KdV equations are obtained via using separability for the second integrable ease of the two-dimensional Hamiltonian system.     

Local Stability of McKean–Vlasov Equations Arising from Heterogeneous Gibbs Systems Using Limit of Relative Entropies

A family of heterogeneous mean-field systems with jumps is analyzed. These systems are constructed as a Gibbs measure on block graphs. When the total number of particles goes to infinity, the law of large numbers is shown to hold in a multi-class context, resulting in the weak convergence of the empirical vector towards the solution of a McKean–Vlasov system of equations. We then investigate the local stability of the limiting McKean–Vlasov system through the construction of a local Lyapunov function. We first compute the limit of adequately scaled relative entropy functions associated with the explicit stationary distribution of the N-particles system. Using a Laplace principle for empirical vectors, we show that the limit takes an explicit form. Then we demonstrate that this limit satisfies a descent property, which, combined with some mild assumptions shows that it is indeed a local Lyapunov function.     

Inverse Spectral Problem and Peakons of an Integrable Two-component Camassa-Holm System

In this paper, we are concerned with the explicit construction of peakon solutions of the integrable twocomponent system with cubic non-linearity. We establish the spectral and inverse spectral problem associated to the Lax pairs of the system. The inverse problem is solved by the classical results of Stieltjes continued fractions, which also contributes a lot to the spectral problem. The explicit formulas are obtained from solutions of the inverse problem. The positivity of the spectral measures is implied by J. Moser's work on the Jacobi spectral problem.     

A statistical limit in the solution of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation under deterministic initial conditions

We investigate the semiclassical limit for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the case of a defocusing medium under oscillating nonperiodic initial conditions specified on the entire x axis. We formulate a system of integral conservation laws in terms of an infinite number of spatially averaged densities explicitly calculated from the initial conditions. We study the direct scattering problem and show that the scattering phase is a uniformly distributed random variable. The evolution of this system leads to the development of nonlinear oscillations, which become statistical in nature on long time scales. A modified inverse scattering method based on constructing a maximizer of the N-soliton solution in the continuum limit for N → is used to obtain an asymptotic solution. Using the maximizer, we found an infinite set of conserved averaged densities in the statistical state. This allowed us to couple the initial state with the limiting statistical steady (for t → ∞) state and, thus, to unambiguously determine the level spectrum in the statistical limit.     

On the Blow Up and Condensation of Supercritical Solutions of the Nordheim Equation for Bosons

In this paper we prove that the solutions of the isotropic, spatially homogeneous Nordheim equation for bosons with bounded initial data blow up in finite time in the L ^∞ norm if the values of the energy and particle density are in the range of values where the corresponding equilibria contain a Dirac mass. We also prove that, in the weak solutions, whose initial data are measures with values of particle and energy densities satisfying the previous condition, a Dirac measure at the origin forms in finite time.     

Hydrodynamics and time correlation functions for cellular automata

Hydrodynamic excitations in lattice gas cellular automata are described in terms of equilibrium time correlation functions for the local conserved variables. For large space and time scales the linearized hydrodynamic equations are obtained to Navier-Stokes order. Exact expressions for the associated susceptibilities and transport coefficients are identified in terms of correlation functions. The general form of the time correlation functions for conserved densities in the hydrodynamic limit is given and illustrated by some examples suitable for comparison with computer simulation. The transport coefficients are related to time correlation functions for the conserved fluxes in a way analogous to the Green-Kubo expressions for continuous fluids. The general results are applied for a one-component fluid and several types of binary diffusion. Also discussed are the effects of unphysical slow modes such as staggered particle or momentum densities.     

On the Existence of the Absolutely Continuous Component for the Measure Associated¶with Some Orthogonal Systems

In this article, we consider two orthogonal systems: Sturm–Liouville operators and Krein systems. For Krein systems, we study the behavior of generalized polynomials at the infinity for spectral parameters in the upper half-plain. That makes it possible to establish the presence of absolutely continuous component of the associated measure. For Sturm–Liouville operator on the half-line with bounded potential q, we prove that essential support of absolutely continuous component of the spectral measure is [m,∞) if and q ^′∈L ²(R ⁺). That holds for all boundary conditions at zero. This result partially solves one open problem stated recently by S. Molchanov, M. Novitskii, and B. Vainberg. We consider also some other classes of potentials. Received: 26 June 2001 / Accepted: 18 October 2001     

Semiclassical Limit for Generalized KdV Equations Before the Gradient Catastrophe

We study the semiclassical limit of the (generalized) KdV equation, for initial data with Sobolev regularity, before the time of the gradient catastrophe of the limit conservation law. In particular, we show that in the semiclassical limit the solution of the KdV equation: i) converges in H ^s to the solution of the Hopf equation, provided the initial data belongs to H ^s , ii) admits an asymptotic expansion in powers of the semiclassical parameter, if the initial data belongs to the Schwartz class. The result is also generalized to KdV equations with higher order linearities.     

Lie superalgebraic approach to super Toda lattice and generalized super KdV equations

We propose a super Lax type equation based on a certain class of Lie superalgebra as a supersymmetric extension of generalized (modified) KdV hierarchy. We are able to construct an infinite set of conservation laws and the consistent time evolution generators for generalized modified super KdV equations. Thefirst few of the conserved currents, the (modified) super KdV equation and the super Miura transformation are worked out explicitly in the case of twisted affine Lie superalgebraOSp(2/2)⁽²⁾.Partially supported by the Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (#01540246 and #01790203).RIFP will be known as Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics from June 8, 1990