Exact solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation by the first integral method

The first integral method is an efficient method for obtaining exact solutions of some nonlinear partial differential equations. This method can be applied to nonintegrable equations as well as to integrable ones. In this paper, the first integral method is used to construct exact solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation.     

Numerical solution of the one-dimensional time-independent Schrödinger’s equation by recursive evaluation of derivatives

We develop a simple numerical method for solving the one-dimensional time-independent Schrödinger’s equation. Our method computes the desired solutions as Taylor series expansions of arbitrarily large orders. Instead of using approximations such as difference quotients for the derivatives needed in the Taylor series expansions, we use recursive formulas obtained using the governing differential equation itself to calculate exact derivatives. Since our approach does not use difference formulas or symbolic manipulation, it requires much less computational effort when compared to the techniques previously reported in the literature. We illustrate the effectiveness of our method by obtaining numerical solutions of the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator, the hydrogen atom, and the one-dimensional double-well anharmonic oscillator.     

Conservation laws, bright matter wave solitons and modulational instability of nonlinear Schrödinger equation with time-dependent nonlinearity

In this paper, we consider a general form of nonlinear Schrödinger equation with time-dependent nonlinearity. Based on the linear eigenvalue problem, the complete integrability of such nonlinear Schrödinger equation is identified by admitting an infinite number of conservation laws. Using the Darboux transformation method, we obtain some explicit bright multi-soliton solutions in a recursive manner. The propagation characteristic of solitons and their interactions under the periodic plane wave background are discussed. Finally, the modulational instability of solutions is analyzed in the presence of small perturbation.     

Exact traveling wave solutions for resonance nonlinear Schrödinger equation with intermodal dispersions and the Kerr law nonlinearity

The main aim of this article is to present some new exact solutions of the resonant nonlinear Schrödinger equation. These solutions are derived by using the generated exponential rational function method (GERFM). The kink‐type, bright, dark, and singular soliton solutions are reported, and several numerical simulations are also included. The calculations are carried out by Maple software. All of the solutions that are derived in this paper are believed to be new and have presumably not been reported in earlier publications.     

Asymptotic behavior of solutions to Schrödinger equations with a subcritical dissipative nonlinearity

We study the asymptotic behavior in time of solutions to the initial value problem of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a subcritical dissipative nonlinearity λ|u|^p−1u, where 1<p<1+2/n, n is the space dimension and λ is a complex constant satisfying Imλ<0. We show the time decay estimates and the large-time asymptotics of the solution, when the space dimension n?3, p is sufficiently close to 1+2/n and the initial data is sufficiently small.     

Exact solutions to nonlinear Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients

According to Ma-Fuchsseiter’s idea, a trial equation method was proposed to find the exact envelop traveling wave solutions to some nonlinear differential equations with variable coefficients. As an application, combining with the complete discrimination system for polynomial, some exact envelop traveling wave solutions to Schrödinger equation with variable coefficients were obtained. At the same time, the physical meanings of the obtained solutions are discussed, and the problem needed to further study is pointed out.     

Evolution of solitary waves for a perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Soliton perturbation theory is used to determine the evolution of a solitary wave described by a perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Perturbation terms, which model wide classes of physically relevant perturbations, are considered. An analytical solution is found for the first-order correction of the evolving solitary wave. This solution for the solitary wave tail is in integral form and an explicit expression is found, for large time. Singularity theory, usually used for combustion problems, is applied to the large time expression for the solitary wave tail. Analytical results are obtained, such as the parameter regions in which qualitatively different types of solitary wave tails occur, the location of zeros and the location and amplitude of peaks, in the solitary wave tail. Two examples, the near-continuum limit of a discrete NLS equation and an explicit numerical scheme for the NLS equation, are considered in detail. For the discrete NLS equation it is found that three qualitatively different types of solitary wave tail can occur, while for the explicit finite-difference scheme, only one type of solitary wave tail occurs. An excellent comparison between the perturbation solution and numerical simulations, for the solitary wave tail, is found for both examples.     

Numerical studies on nonlinear Schrödinger equations by spectral collocation method with preconditioning

In this study, we use the spectral collocation method with preconditioning to solve various nonlinear Schrödinger equations. To reduce round-off error in spectral collocation method we use preconditioning. We study the numerical accuracy of the method. The numerical results obtained by this way have been compared with the exact solution to show the efficiency of the method.     

Well-posedness for the nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger equation

We establish local well-posedness for small initial data in the usual Sobolev spaces Hs(R), s?1, and global well-posedness in H¹(R), for the Cauchy problem associated to the nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger equation

     

Locating peaks of a Schrödinger equation with sign-changing nonlinearity

In this paper, we study the concentration phenomenon of a positive ground state solution of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation on R^N. The coefficient of the nonlinearity of the equation changes sign. We prove that the solution has a maximum point at x₀∈Ω⁺={x∈R^N:Q(x)>0} where the energy attains its minimum.     

Global existence of small classical solutions to nonlinear Schrödinger equations

We study the global Cauchy problem for nonlinear Schrödinger equations with cubic interactions of derivative type in space dimension n?3$n?3$. The global existence of small classical solutions is proved in the case where every real part of the first derivatives of the interaction with respect to first derivatives of wavefunction is derived by a potential function of quadratic interaction. The proof depends on the energy estimate involving the quadratic potential and on the endpoint Strichartz estimates.     

Direct search for exact solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation

A five-dimensional symmetry algebra consisting of Lie point symmetries is firstly computed for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation, which, together with a reflection invariance, generates two five-parameter solution groups. Three ansätze of transformations are secondly analyzed and used to construct exact solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Various examples of exact solutions with constant, trigonometric function type, exponential function type and rational function amplitude are given upon careful analysis. A bifurcation phenomenon in the nonlinear Schrödinger equation is clearly exhibited during the solution process.     

New types of exact solutions for the fourth-order dispersive cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation

In this study, we use two direct algebraic methods to solve a fourth-order dispersive cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation, which is used to describe the propagation of optical pulse in a medium exhibiting a parabolic nonlinearity law. By using complex envelope ansatz method, we first obtain a new dark soliton and bright soliton, which may approach nonzero when the time variable approaches infinity. Then a series of analytical exact solutions are constructed by means of F-expansion method. These solutions include solitary wave solutions of the bell shape, solitary wave solutions of the kink shape, and periodic wave solutions of Jacobian elliptic function.     

A priori bounds and weak solutions for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in Sobolev spaces of negative order

Solutions to the Cauchy problem for the one-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on the real line are studied in Sobolev spaces Hs, for s negative but close to 0. For smooth solutions there is an a priori upper bound for the Hs norm of the solution, in terms of the Hs norm of the datum, for arbitrarily large data, for sufficiently short time. Weak solutions are constructed for arbitrary initial data in Hs.     

A split-step finite difference method for nonparaxial nonlinear Schrödinger equation at critical dimension

The critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) is the model equation for propagation of laser beam in bulk Kerr medium. One of the final stages in the derivation of NLS from the nonlinear Helmholtz equation (NLH) is to apply paraxial approximation. However, there is numerical evidence suggesting nonparaxiality prevents singularity formation in the solutions of NLS. Therefore, it is important to develop numerical methods for solving nonparaxial NLS. Split-step methods are widely used for finding numerical solutions of NLS equation. Nevertheless, these methods cannot be applied to nonparaxial NLS directly. In this study, we extend the applicability of split-step methods to nonparaxial NLS by using Padé approximant operators. In particular, split-step Crank-Nicolson (SSCN) method is used in conjunction with Padé approximants to provide examples of numerical solutions of nonparaxial NLS.     

Quasi-periodic solutions of nonlinear Schrödinger equations of higher dimension

It is shown that there are plenty of quasi-periodic solutions of nonlinear Schrödinger equations of higher spatial dimension, where the dimension of the frequency vectors of the quasi-periodic solutions are equal to that of the space.     

Spike solutions of a nonlinear Schrödinger equation with degenerate potential

We study the existence of positive solutions to the elliptic equation ε²Δu(x,y)−V(y)u(x,y)+f(u(x,y))=0 for (x,y) in an unbounded domain subject to the boundary condition u=0 whenever is nonempty. Our potential V depends only on the y variable and is a bounded or unbounded domain which may coincide with . The positive parameter ε is tending to zero and our solutions u_ε concentrate along minimum points of the unbounded manifold of critical points of V.