Gap solitons in periodic discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations with saturable nonlinearities

The main result of the paper concerns the existence of nontrivial exponentially decaying solutions to periodic stationary discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations with saturable nonlinearities, provided that zero belongs to a spectral gap of the linear part. The proof is based on the critical point theory in combination with periodic approximations of solutions. As a preliminary step, we prove also the existence of nontrivial periodic solutions with arbitrarily large periods.     

Infinitely many stationary solutions of discrete vector nonlinear Schrödinger equation with symmetry

In this paper we study the existence of stationary solutions for the following discrete vector nonlinear Schrödinger equation

     

A nonlinear superposition principle and multibump solutions of periodic Schrödinger equations

In an abstract setting we prove a nonlinear superposition principle for zeros of equivariant vector fields that are asymptotically additive in a well-defined sense. This result is used to obtain multibump solutions for two basic types of periodic stationary Schrödinger equations with superlinear nonlinearity. The nonlinear term may be of convolution type. If the superquadratic term in the energy functional is convex, our results also apply in certain cases if 0 is in a gap of the spectrum of the Schrödinger operator.     

Existence and concentration of ground states of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations

In this paper we consider the existence and concentration of ground states of coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations with trap potentials. When the interaction between two states is repulsive, we prove the existence of ground states. Then concentration phenomenon of these ground states is studied as the small perturbed parameter (Planck constant) approaches zero. Roughly speaking, we prove that components of the ground states concentrate at the unique global minimum points of their potentials. Moreover, we prove the existence of ground states when the interaction is attractive.     

Homoclinic and heteroclinic orbits for near-integrable coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations

In this paper, a geometrical perturbation method is employed to prove the existence of heteroclinic orbits for the kinetic system of near-integrable coupled nonlinear Schrödinger (CNLS) equations. Furthermore, we obtain the persistence of homoclinic orbits for the perturbed CNLS equations with even and periodic boundary conditions.     

Schrödinger operators on periodic discrete graphs

We consider Schrödinger operators with periodic potentials on periodic discrete graphs. The spectrum of the Schrödinger operator consists of an absolutely continuous part (a union of a finite number of non-degenerated bands) plus a finite number of flat bands, i.e., eigenvalues of infinite multiplicity. We obtain estimates of the Lebesgue measure of the spectrum in terms of geometric parameters of the graph and show that they become identities for some class of graphs. Moreover, we obtain stability estimates and show the existence and positions of large number of flat bands for specific graphs. The proof is based on the Floquet theory and the precise representation of fiber Schrödinger operators, constructed in the paper.     

Asymptotics of odd solutions of quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equations

We consider the Cauchy problem for a quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the case of odd initial data from H²∩H0,2. We prove the global existence in time of solutions to the Cauchy problem and construct the modified asymptotics for large values of time.     

Asymptotics of odd solutions for cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equations

We consider the Cauchy problem for a cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the case of an odd initial data from H²∩H0,2. We prove the global existence in time of solutions to the Cauchy problem and construct the modified asymptotics for large values of time.     

Multi-bump standing waves with a critical frequency for nonlinear Schrödinger equations

In this paper we study the existence and qualitative property of standing wave solutions for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with E being a critical frequency in the sense that . We show that if the zero set of W−E has several isolated connected components Z_i(i=1,…,m) such that the interior of Z_i is not empty and ∂Z_i is smooth, then for ?>0 small there exists, for any integer k,1?k?m, a standing wave solution which is trapped in a neighborhood of , where is any given subset of . Moreover the amplitude of the standing wave is of the level . This extends the result of Byeon and Wang (Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 165 (2002) 295) and is in striking contrast with the non-critical frequency case , which has been studied extensively in the past 20 years.     

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.     

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.     

Symbolic computation on the Darboux transformation for a generalized variable-coefficient higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation from fiber optics

Considering the propagation of ultrashort pulse in the realistic fiber optics, a generalized variable-coefficient higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation is investigated in this paper. Under certain constraints, a new 3×3 Lax pair for this equation is obtained through the Ablowitz-Kaup-Newell-Segur procedure. Furthermore, with symbolic computation, the Darboux transformation and nth-iterated potential transformation formula for such a model are explicitly derived. The corresponding features of ultrashort pulse in inhomogeneous optical fibers are graphically discussed by the one- and two-soliton-like solutions.     

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.     

Characterization of soliton solutions in 2D nonlinear Schrödinger lattices by using the spatial disorder

In this paper, the pattern of the soliton solutions to the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger (DNLS) equations in a 2D   lattice is studied by the construction of horseshoes in _l∞$l_{\infty }$-spaces. The spatial disorder of the DNLS equations is the result of the strong amplitudes and stiffness of the nonlinearities. The complexity of this disorder is log(N+1)$\log (N+1)$ where N   is the number of turning points of the nonlinearities. For the case N=1$N=1$, there exist disjoint intervals _I0$I_0$ and _I1$I_1$, for which the state _um,n$u_{m,n}$ at site (m,n)$(m,n)$ can be either dark (_um,n∈_I0$u_{m,n}\in I_0$) or bright (_um,n∈_I1$u_{m,n}\in I_1$) that depends on the configuration _km,n=0$k_{m,n}=0$ or 1, respectively. Bright soliton solutions of the DNLS equations with a cubic nonlinearity are also discussed.     

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.     

Relaxation of solitons in nonlinear Schrödinger equations with potential

In this paper we study dynamics of solitons in the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) with an external potential in all dimensions except for 2. For a certain class of nonlinearities such an equation has solutions which are periodic in time and exponentially decaying in space, centered near different critical points of the potential. We call those solutions which are centered near the minima of the potential and which minimize energy restricted to L²-unit sphere, trapped solitons or just solitons. In this paper we prove, under certain conditions on the potentials and initial conditions, that trapped solitons are asymptotically stable. Moreover, if an initial condition is close to a trapped soliton then the solution looks like a moving soliton relaxing to its equilibrium position. The dynamical law of motion of the soliton (i.e. effective equations of motion for the soliton's center and momentum) is close to Newton's equation but with a dissipative term due to radiation of the energy to infinity.     

Dynamics for the energy critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation in high dimensions

In [T. Duyckaerts, F. Merle, Dynamic of threshold solutions for energy-critical NLS, preprint, arXiv:0710.5915 [math.AP]], T. Duyckaerts and F. Merle studied the variational structure near the ground state solution W of the energy critical NLS and classified the solutions with the threshold energy E(W) in dimensions d=3,4,5 under the radial assumption. In this paper, we extend the results to all dimensions d?6. The main issue in high dimensions is the non-Lipschitz continuity of the nonlinearity which we get around by making full use of the decay property of W.     

Existence and stability of standing waves for nonlinear fractional Schrödinger equations with Hartree type nonlinearity

In this paper, we consider the nonlinear fractional Schrödinger equations with Hartree type nonlinearity. We obtain the existence of standing waves by studying the related constrained minimization problems via applying the concentration-compactness principle. By symmetric decreasing rearrangements, we also show that the standing waves, up to translations and phases, are positive symmetric nonincreasing functions. Moreover, we prove that the set of minimizers is a stable set for the initial value problem of the equations, that is, a solution whose initial data is near the set will remain near it for all time.     

Positive solutions for some Schrödinger equations having partially periodic potentials

This paper is concerned with the problem of finding positive solutions of the equation −Δu+(a_∞+a(x))u=|u|^q−2u, where q is subcritical, Ω is either RN or an unbounded domain which is periodic in the first p coordinates and whose complement is contained in a cylinder , a_∞>0, a∈C(RN,R) is periodic in the first p coordinates, infx∈RN(a_∞+a(x))>0 and a(x^′,x^″)→0 as |x^″|→∞ uniformly in x^′. The cases a?0 and a?0 are considered and it is shown that, under appropriate assumptions on a, the problem has one solution in the first case and p+1 solutions in the second case when p?N−2.