Soliton stability criterion for generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equations

Soliton stability criterion for generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equations.

A stability criterion for solitons of the driven nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLSE) has been conjectured. The criterion states that p'(v)<0 is a sufficient condition for instability, while p'(v)>0 is a necessary condition for stability; here, v is the soliton velocity and p=P/N, where P and N are the soliton momentum and norm, respectively. To date, the curve p(v) was calculated approximatel...

Soliton interactions in perturbed nonlinear Schrödinger equations.

We use multiscale perturbation theory in conjunction with the inverse scattering transform to study the interaction of a number of solitons of the cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation under the influence of a small correction to the nonlinear potential. We assume that the solitons are all moving with the same velocity at the initial instant; this maximizes the effect each soliton has on the oth...

Soliton dynamics in linearly coupled discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations

We study soliton dynamics in a system of two linearly coupled discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations, which describe the dynamics of a two-component Bose gas, coupled by an electromagnetic field, and confined in a strong optical lattice. When the nonlinear coupling strengths are equal, we use a unitary transformation to remove the linear coupling terms, and show that the existing soliton solu...

Soliton Solutions for Quasilinear Schrödinger Equations

Stability and Evolution of Solitary Waves in Perturbed Generalized Nonlinear Schrödinger Equations

In this paper, we study the stability and evolution of solitary waves in perturbed generalized nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equations. Our method is based on the completeness of the bounded eigenstates of the associated linear operator in L2 space and a standard multiple-scale perturbation technique. Unlike the adiabatic perturbation method, our method details all instability mechanisms caused b...