| Abstract: | A detailed analysis is given to the solution of the cubic Schrödinger equation iqt + qxx + 2|q|2q = 0 under the boundary conditions as |x|→∞. The inverse-scattering technique is used, and the asymptotic state is a series of solitons. However, there is no soliton whose amplitude is stationary in time. Each soliton has a definite velocity and “pulsates” in time with a definite period. The interaction of two solitons is considered, and a possible extension to the perturbed periodic wave q(x + T,t) = q(x,t) as |x|→∞] is discussed. |
