Nonlinear instability of charged liquid jets: Effect of interfacial charge relaxation

A linear and nonlinear study has been made of cylindrical interface, carrying a uniform surface charge in the presence of a finite rate of charge relaxation, is investigated by using multiple scales method. The linear stability flow is analyzed by deriving a dispersion relation for the growth waves, and solving it analytically and numerically to find marginal stability curves. We investigate the electric charge relaxation effects on the stability of the flow by considering various limiting cases. We also examine the effects of finite charge relaxation times in axisymmetric and nonaxisymmetric modes. In the nonlinear approach, it is shown that the evolution of the amplitude is governed by a Ginzburg–Landau equation. There is also obtained a nonlinear modified Schrödinger equation describing the evolution of wave packets for small charge relaxation time. Further, the classic Schrödinger equation is obtained when the influence of relaxation time charge is neglected. On the other hand, the complex amplitude of quasi-monochromatic standing waves near the cutoff wavenumber is governed by a similarly type of nonlinear Schrödinger equation in which the roles of time and space are interchanged. This equation makes it possible to estimate the nonlinear effect on the cutoff wavenumber. The nonlinear theory, when used to investigate the stability of charged liquid jet, appears accurately to predict a new unstable regions. The effects of the surface charge and charge relaxation on the stability are identified. The various stability criteria are discussed both analytically and numerically and the stability diagrams are obtained.     

The nonlinear Schrödinger equation and the propagation of weakly nonlinear waves in optical fibers and on the water surface

The dynamics of waves in weakly nonlinear dispersive media can be described by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE). An important feature of the equation is that it can be derived in a number of different physical contexts; therefore, analogies between different fields, such as for example fiber optics, water waves, plasma waves and Bose–Einstein condensates, can be established. Here, we investigate the similarities between wave propagation in optical Kerr media and water waves. In particular, we discuss the modulation instability (MI) in both media. In analogy to the water wave problem, we derive for Kerr-media the Benjamin–Feir index, i.e. a nondimensional parameter related to the probability of formation of rogue waves in incoherent wave trains.     

Spatiotemporal self-similar waves for the (3 + 1)-dimensional inhomogeneous cubic-quintic nonlinear medium

Spatiotemporal self-similar waves of the (3 + 1)-dimensional generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation, describing propagation of optical pulses in a cubic-quintic nonlinear medium with inhomogeneous dispersion and gain, are derived. A one-to-one correspondence between such self-similar waves and solutions of the constant-coefficient cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation exists when two certain compatibility conditions are satisfied. Under these conditions, we discuss dynamical behaviors of self-similar waves in dispersion decreasing fiber.     

Electrohydrodynamic wave-packet collapse and soliton instability for dielectric fluids in (2 + 1)-dimensions

A weakly nonlinear theory of wave propagation in two superposed dielectric fluids in the presence of a horizontal electric field is investigated using the multiple scales method in (2 + 1)-dimensions. The equation governing the evolution of the amplitude of the progressive waves is obtained in the form of a two-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation. We convert this equation for the evolution of wave packets in (2 + 1)-dimensions, using the function transformation method, into an exponentional and a Sinh-Gordon equation, and obtain classes of soliton solutions for both the elliptic and hyperbolic cases. The phenomenon of nonlinear focusing or collapse is also studied. We show that the collapse is direction-dependent, and is more pronounced at critical wavenumbers, and dielectric constant ratio as well as the density ratio. The applied electric field was found to enhance the collapsing for critical values of these parameters. The modulational instability for the corresponding one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation is discussed for both the travelling and standing waves cases. It is shown, for travelling waves, that the governing evolution equation admits solitary wave solutions with variable wave amplitude and speed. For the standing wave, it is found that the evolution equation for the temporal and spatial modulation of the amplitude and phase of wave propagation can be used to show that the monochromatic waves are stable, and to determine the amplitude dependence of the cutoff frequencies.Received: 23 November 2003, Published online: 15 March 2004PACS: 47.20.-k Hydrodynamic stability - 52.35.Sb Solitons; BGK modes - 42.65.Jx Beam trapping, self-focusing and defocusing; self-phase modulation - 47.65. + a Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamicsM.F. El-Sayed: Permanent address: Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Roxy, Cairo, Egypt     

Weakly nonlinear non-Boussinesq internal gravity wavepackets

Internal gravity wavepackets induce a horizontal mean flow that interacts nonlinearly with the waves if they are of moderately large amplitude. In this work, a new theoretical derivation for the wave-induced mean flow of internal gravity waves is presented. Using this we examine the weakly nonlinear evolution of internal wavepackets in two dimensions. By restricting the two-dimensional waves to be horizontally periodic and vertically localized, we derive the nonlinear Schrödinger equation describing the vertical and temporal evolution of the amplitude envelope of non-Boussinesq waves. The results are compared with fully nonlinear numerical simulations restricted to two dimensions. The initially small-amplitude wavepacket grows to become weakly nonlinear as it propagates upward due to non-Boussinesq effects. In comparison with the results of fully nonlinear numerical simulations, the nonlinear Schrödinger equation is found to capture the dominant initial behaviour of the waves, indicating that the interaction of the waves with the induced horizontal mean flow is the dominant mechanism for weakly nonlinear evolution. In particular, due to modulational stability, hydrostatic waves propagate well above the level at which linear theory predicts they should overturn, whereas strongly non-hydrostatic waves, which are modulationally unstable, break below the overturning level predicted by linear theory.     

Nonlinear wave mechanics,information theory,and thermodynamics

A logarithmic nonlinear term is introduced in the Schrödinger wave equation, and a physical justification and interpretation are provided within the context of information theory and thermodynamics. From the resulting nonlinear Schrödinger equation for a system at absolute temperatureT>0, the energy equivalence,kT 1n 2, of a bit of information is derived.     

Short Envelope Solitons. Isotropic and Anisotropic Media

Within the framework of the third-order approximation of the nonlinear wave dispersion theory, we find new classes of short scalar and vector solitons of lengths about several wavelengths. Short scalar solitons are found within the framework of a third-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NSE-3) including both the nonlinear dispersion terms and the third-order linear dispersion term. The interaction of such solitons is studied, and the soliton stability is proved. Short vector solitons are found within the framework of a coupled third-order nonlinear Schröodinger equation (CNSE-3). Interaction and stability of such solitons are studied.     

Application of the complex point source method to the Schrödinger equation

The paraxial wave equation is a reduced form of the Helmholtz equation. Its solutions can be directly obtained from the solutions of the Helmholtz equation by using the method of complex point source. We applied the same logic to quantum mechanics, because the Schrödinger equation is parabolic in nature as the paraxial wave equation. We defined a differential equation, which is analogous to the Helmholtz equation for quantum mechanics and derived the solutions of the Schrödinger equation by taking into account the solutions of this equation with the method of complex point source. The method is applied to the problem of diffraction of matter waves by a shutter.     

Rogue wave solutions for the coupled cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equations in nonlinear optics

A generalized Darboux transformation for the coupled cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation is constructed by the Darboux matrix method. As applications, the Nth-order rogue wave solutions of the coupled cubic–quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation have been obtained. In particular, the dynamics of the general first- and second-order rogue waves are discussed and illustrated through some figures.     

应用非线性薛定谔方程模拟深海内波的传播

本文选取东沙岛以东深海区域,应用描述深海内波的非线性薛定谔方程,采用啁啾的思想,研究了频散和非线性效应之间的关系,模拟了深海内波的传播.数值模拟内波演变趋势与MODIS影像拍摄到的内波演变趋势基本符合,从而验证了应用非线性薛定谔方程模拟深海弱非线性内波传播的合理性. 关键词： 深海内波 啁啾 非线性薛定谔方程 频散和非线性     

Matter-wave interference in Bose-Einstein condensates: A dispersive hydrodynamic perspective

The interference pattern generated by the merging interaction of two Bose-Einstein condensates reveals the coherent, quantum wave nature of matter. An asymptotic analysis of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the small dispersion (semiclassical) limit, experimental results, and three-dimensional numerical simulations show that this interference pattern can be interpreted as a modulated soliton train generated by the interaction of two rarefaction waves propagating through the vacuum. The soliton train is shown to emerge from a linear, trigonometric interference pattern and is found by use of the Whitham modulation theory for nonlinear waves. This dispersive hydrodynamic perspective offers a new viewpoint on the mechanism driving matter-wave interference.     

Exact solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in time-dependent parabolic density profiles

By using covariance properties of an extended Schrödinger formalism, exact soliton-like solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in time-dependent inhomogeneous media (parabolic density profiles) are constructed.     

具有色散系数的(2+1)维非线性Schrödinger方程的有理解和空间孤子

非线性Schrödinger方程是物理学中具有广泛应用的非线性模型之一. 本文采用相似变换, 将具有色散系数的(2+1)维非线性Schrödinger方程简化成熟知的Schrödinger方程, 进而得到原方程的有理解和一些空间孤子.     

Compact envelope dark solitary wave in a discrete nonlinear electrical transmission line

We introduce an extended nonlinear Schrödinger (ENLS) equation describing the dynamics of modulated waves in a nonlinear discrete electrical transmission line (NLTL) with nonlinear dispersion. We show that this equation admits envelope dark solitary wave with compact support, with width and speed independent of the amplitude, as a solution. Analytical criteria of existence and stability of this solution are derived. In particular, we show that the modulated compact wave may exist in the NLTL depending on the frequency range of the chosen carrier wave, for physically realistic parameters. The stability of compact dark solitary wave is confirmed by numerical simulations of this ENLS equation and the exact equations of the network.     

Self focusing of acoustically excited Faraday ripples on a bubble wall

A theoretical explanation is presented to explain pattern formation during the generation of Faraday waves on a bubble wall. The theory derives the Hamiltonian formulation of the nonlinear bubble dynamics. The nonlinear Schrödinger equation for the envelope of surface modes on the bubble wall has been obtained. The solitary wave solution predicts that the shape distortions should be localized near the equator of the bubble.     

The modified propagation equation for TM polarized subwavelength spatial solitons in a nonlinear planar waveguide

The wave equation of TM polarized subwavelength beam propagations in a nonlinear planar waveguide is derived beyond the paraxial approximation. This modified equation contains more higher-order linear and nonlinear terms than the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The propagation of fundamental subwavelength spatial solitons is numerically studied. It is shown that the effect of the higher nonlinear terms is significant. That is, for the propagation of narrower beam the modified nonlinear Schrödinger equation is more suitable than the nonlinear Schrödinger equation.     

Periodic Wave Solutions of Generalized Derivative Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation

A Darboux transformation of the generalized derivative nonlinear Schrodinger equation is derived. As an application, some new periodic wave solutions of the generalized derivative nonlinear Schrodinger equation are explicitly given.     

Analytical soliton solutions for the general nonlinear Schrödinger equation including linear and nonlinear gain (loss) with varying coefficients

An improved homogeneous balance principle and an F-expansion technique are used to construct analytical solutions to the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation with distributed coefficients and linear and nonlinear gain (or loss). For limiting parameters, these periodic wave solutions acquire the form of localized spatial solitons. Such solutions exist under certain conditions, and impose constraints on the functions describing dispersion, nonlinearity, and gain (or loss). We present a few characteristic examples of periodic wave and soliton solutions with physical relevance.     

Two Cold Atoms in a Harmonic Trap

Two ultracold atoms moving in a trap interact weakly at a very short distance. This interaction can be modeled by a properly regularized contact potential. We solve the corresponding time-independent Schrödinger equation under the assumption of a parabolic, spherically symmetric trapping potential.