The fractional discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Breathers for the Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation with Nonlinear Hopping

We discuss the existence of breathers and lower bounds on their power, in nonlinear Schrödinger lattices with nonlinear hopping. Our methods extend from a simple variational approach to fixed-point arguments, deriving lower bounds for the power which can serve as a threshold for the existence of breather solutions. Qualitatively, the theoretical results justify non-existence of breathers below ...

Fractional Schrödinger equation.

Some properties of the fractional Schrödinger equation are studied. We prove the Hermiticity of the fractional Hamilton operator and establish the parity conservation law for fractional quantum mechanics. As physical applications of the fractional Schrödinger equation we find the energy spectra of a hydrogenlike atom (fractional "Bohr atom") and of a fractional oscillator in the semiclassical a...

Solitonlike solutions of the generalized discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation.

Superfluidity versus disorder in the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation.

We study the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation (DNLS) in an annular geometry with on-site defects. The dynamics of a traveling plane-wave maps onto an effective nonrigid pendulum Hamiltonian. The different regimes include the complete reflection and refocusing of the initial wave, solitonic structures, and a superfluid state. In the superfluid regime, which occurs above a critical value o...

A semi-discrete scheme for the stochastic nonlinear Schrödinger equation

We study the convergence of a semi-discretized version of a numerical scheme for a stochastic nonlinear Schrödinger equation. The nonlinear term is a power law and the noise is multiplicative with a Stratonovich product. Our scheme is implicit in the deterministic part of the equation as is usual for conservative equations. We also use an implicit discretization of the noise which is better sui...