Supratransmission in discrete one-dimensional lattices with the cubic–quintic nonlinearity

Nonlinear Dynamics - We numerically analyzed the supratransmission phenomenon in the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation with the cubic–quintic nonlinearity. It has been reported...     

Optical vortices in the Ginzburg–Landau equation with cubic–quintic nonlinearity

In a dissipative system with cubic–quintic nonlinearity, the curious evolution of optical vortex beams characterized by different topological charges (TCs) is simulated numerically and presented their evolution profiles. We find that new vortices will be induced during propagation, and the behavior of vortices, as affected by the TC and the number of beads of the incident beam, as well as its size, is also discussed. Common rules associated with the initial conditions coming from various incident beams are developed to determine the number of induced vortices and the corresponding rotation direction. Attributed to the nonlinearity, during propagation we see the beams slowly expand to induce new vortices, which commonly appear in oppositely charged pairs, while the net topological charge of the vortex is conserved. Our results not only deepen the understanding of optical vortices, but also widen their potential applications.     

Dark-managed solitons in inhomogeneous cubic–quintic–septimal nonlinear media

Nonlinear Dynamics - We investigate the inhomogeneous higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger (INHLS) equation including cubic–quintic–septic (CQS) nonlinear terms and gain or loss with...     

One-dimensional optical solitons in cubic–quintic–septimal media with $$\varvec{\mathcal {}}$$-symmetric potentials

A (\(1+1\))-dimensional inhomogeneous cubic–quintic–septimal nonlinear Schrödinger equation with \(\mathcal {PT}\)-symmetric potentials is studied, and two families of soliton solutions are obtained. From soliton solutions, the amplitude of soliton is independent of the \(\mathcal {PT}\)-symmetric potential parameter k; however, the phase depends on the parameter k. The phase of soliton alters from negative to positive values at the location of center. Moreover, the evolutional behaviors of these solitons are discussed.     

Scalar and vector multipole and vortex solitons in the spatially modulated cubic–quintic nonlinear media

We derive scalar and vector multipole and vortex soliton solutions in the spatially modulated cubic–quintic nonlinear media, which is governed by a (3+1)-dimensional N-coupled cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation with spatially modulated nonlinearity and transverse modulation. If the modulation depth \(q=1\), the vortex soliton is constructed, and if \(q=0\), the multipole soliton, including dipole, quadrupole, hexapole, octopole and dodecagon solitons, is constructed, respectively, when the topological charge \(k=1\)–5. If the topological charge \(k=0\), scalar solitons can be obtained. Moreover, the number of layers for the scalar and vector multipole and vortex solitons is decided by the value of the soliton order number n.     

Spatiotemporal vector and scalar solitons of the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equation with spatially modulated cubic–quintic–septimal nonlinearities

Nonlinear Dynamics - The spatially modulated cubic–quintic–septimal nonlinearities and transverse modulation are introduced to study the impact on a...     

The stability of two-dimensional spatial solitons in cubic–quintic–septimal nonlinear media with different diffractions and $${\varvec{\mathcal {}}}$$-symmetric potentials

A (2+1)-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation in cubic–quintic–septimal nonlinear media with different diffractions and \({\mathcal {PT}}\)-symmetric potentials is studied, and (2+1)-dimensional spatial solitons are derived. The stable region of analytical spatial solitons is discussed by means of the eigenvalue method. The direct numerical simulation indicates that analytical spatial soliton solutions stably evolve within stable region in the media of focusing septimal and focusing or defocusing cubic nonlinearities with disappearing quintic nonlinearity under the 2D extended Scarf II potential. However, under the extended \({\mathcal {PT}}\)-symmetric potential with \(p=2\) and \(p=3\), analytical spatial soliton solutions stably evolve within stable region in the media of focusing quintic and septimal nonlinearities with defocusing cubic nonlinearity. In other cases, analytical spatial soliton solutions cannot sustain their original shapes, and they are distorted and broken up and finally decay into noise.     

Stability of Gaussian-type soliton in the cubic–quintic nonlinear media with fourth-order diffraction and $$mathcal {PT}$$ PT -symmetric potentials

Nonlinear Dynamics - We report on the existence and stability of Gaussian-type soliton in the nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation with interplay of cubic–quintic nonlinearity,...     

Singularity analysis of response bifurcation for a coupled pitch–roll ship model with quadratic and cubic nonlinearity

Nonlinear Dynamics - Based on the coupling of roll and pitch motion of ships, a mathematical model with quadratic and cubic nonlinear terms is presented. Primary resonance is discussed by the...     

Equivalence transformations and differential invariants of a generalized cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this paper, a variable-coefficient cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation involving five arbitrary real functions of space and time is analyzed from the...     

Vortex solitons of the (3+1)-dimensional spatially modulated cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation with the transverse modulation

Vortex solitons in the spatially modulated cubic–quintic nonlinear media are governed by a (3+1)-dimensional cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation with spatially modulated nonlinearity and transverse modulation. Via the variable separation principle with the similarity transformation, we derive two families of vortex soliton solutions in the spatially modulated cubic–quintic nonlinear media. For the disappearing and parabolic transverse modulation, vortex solitons with different configurations are constructed. The similar configurations of vortex solitons exist for the same value of \(l-k\) with the topological charge k and degree number l. Moreover, the number of the inner layer structure of vortex solitons getting rid of the package covering layer is related to \((n-1)/2+1\) with the soliton order number n. For the disappearing transverse modulation, there exist phase azimuthal jumps around their cores of vortex solitons with \(2\pi \) phase change in every jump, and any two jumps one after another realize the change in \(\pi \). For the parabolic transverse modulation, all phases of vortex soliton exist k-jump, and every jump realizes the change in \(2\pi /k\); thus, k-jumps totally realize the azimuthal change in \(2\pi \) around their cores.     

“Leapfrogging” solitons in a system of coupled KdV equations

A system of two KdV equations coupled by small linear dispersive terms is considered. This system describes, for example, resonant interaction of two transverse gravity internal wave modes in a shallow stratified liquid. In the framework of an approach based on Hamilton's equations of motion, evolution equations for parameters of two solitons belonging to different wave modes are obtained in the adiabatic approximation. It is demonstrated that when the solitons' velocities are sufficiently lose, the solitons may form a breather-like oscillatory bound state, which provides a natural explanation for recent numerical experiments demonstrating “leapfrogging” motion of the two solitons. The frequency and the maximum amplitude of the “breather”'s internal oscillations are obtained. For the case when the relative velocity of the solitons is not small, perturbation-induced phase shifts of the two colliding free solitons are calculated. Then emission of radiation (small-amplitude quasilinear waves) by an oscillating “breather,” also detected in the numerical experiments, is investigated in the framework of the perturbation theory based on the inverse scattering transform. The intensity of the emission is calculated. Radiative effects accompanying collision of the free solitons are also investigated.     

Stability and bifurcation periodic solutions in a Lotka–Volterra competition system with multiple delays

This paper is concerned with a Lotka?CVolterra competition system with multiple delays. Firstly, we investigate the existence and stability of the positive equilibrium. In particular, we find that the system has Hopf bifurcation at the positive equilibrium, whereas this singularity does not occur for the corresponding system with two delays when interspecies competition is weaker than intraspecies competition. Secondly, we analyze the stability of the periodic solutions by reducing the original system on the center manifold. Finally, some numerical examples are given to verify our theoretical results.     

Wave–wave interactions in a periodic chain with quadratic nonlinearity

Two waves are studied using perturbation analysis for their interactions in an one-dimensional periodic structure with quadratic nonlinearity. A first-order multiple-scales analysis along with numerical simulations on the full chain are used to understand the interaction of two waves when one is the sub- or super-harmonic of the other. The strength of quadratic nonlinearity affects the rate at which the energy is exchanged between the two waves. Depending on parameters and energy states, the interactions between the waves are periodic or whirling and result in quasi-periodic combined propagating waves with either phase drifts or weakly phase-locking properties. The analysis suggests the possibility of the existence of emergent wave harmonics. Due to quadratic nonlinearity, a very small amplitude subharmonic or superharmonic wave mode can drift in its phase, and then burst out with a larger amplitude as it circumnavigates a separatrix. Depending on the parameters and wave numbers, the amplitude of this emergent wave burst can have varying significance.     

Stability of a 2-dimensional Mathieu-type system with quasiperiodic coefficients

In the following we consider a 2-dimensional system of ODEs containing quasiperiodic terms. The system is proposed as an extension of Mathieu-type equations to higher dimensions, with emphasis on how resonance between the internal frequencies leads to a loss of stability. The 2-d system has two ‘natural’ frequencies when the time-dependent terms are switched off, and it is internally driven by quasiperiodic terms in the same frequencies. Stability charts in the parameter space are generated first using numerical simulations and Floquet theory. While some instability regions are easy to anticipate, there are some surprises: within instability zones, small islands of stability develop, and unusual ‘arcs’ of instability arise also. The transition curves are analyzed using the method of harmonic balance, and we find we can use this method to easily predict the ‘resonance curves’ from which bands of instability emanate. In addition, the method of multiple scales is used to examine the islands of stability near the 1:1 resonance.     

Dynamics of various waves in nonlinear Schrödinger equation with stimulated Raman scattering and quintic nonlinearity

Nonlinear Dynamics - In this work, we consider a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with stimulated Raman scattering and quintic nonlinearity, which works as a model for the propagation of...     

On the Dynamics of Chua’s oscillator with a smooth cubic nonlinearity: occurrence of multiple attractors

Nonlinear Dynamics - Chua’s circuit is one of the well-known nonlinear circuits which have been used to study a rich variety of nonlinear dynamic behaviors such as bifurcation, chaos, and...     

Stability and Hopf bifurcation in a three-species system with feedback delays

A kind of three-species system with Holling type II functional response and feedback delays is introduced. By analyzing the associated characteristic equation, its local stability and the existence of Hopf bifurcation are obtained. We derive explicit formulas to determine the direction of the Hopf bifurcation and the stability of periodic solution bifurcated out by using the normal-form method and center manifold theorem. Numerical simulations confirm our theoretical findings.