Odinger Model Research Articles

On threshold solutions of the equivariant Chern–Simons–Schrödinger equation

We consider the self-dual Chern-Simons-Schr\"odinger model in two spatial dimensions. This problem is $L^2$-critical. Under equivariant setting, global wellposedness and scattering were proved in [Liu-Smith, 2016] for solution with initial charge below certain threshold given by the ground state. In this work, we show that the only non-scattering solutions with threshold charge are exactly the ground state up to scaling, phase rotation and the pseudoconformal transformation. We also obtain partial result for non-self-dual system.

Multi-dimensional Vlasov simulations on trapping-induced sidebands of Langmuir waves

The temporal evolution of Langmuir waves is presented with two-dimensional electrostatic Vlasov simulations. In a muti-wavelength system, trapped electrons can generate sidebands including longitudinal, transverse, and oblique sidebands. We demonstrated that oblique sidebands are important decay channels of Langmuir waves, and the growth rate of oblique sidebands is smaller than that of longitudinal sidebands but higher than that of transverse sidebands. When the amplitudes of sidebands are comparable with that of a Langmuir wave, vortex merging occurs following the broadening of longitudinal and transverse wavenumbers, and finally the system is developed into a turbulent state. In addition, the growth of sidebands can be depicted by the nonlinear Schrödinger model [Dewar–Rose–Yin (DRY) model] with non-Maxwellian Landau damping. The theoretical results show the significance of nonlinear frequency shift in the evolution of Langmuir waves. The growth rates of sidebands in the DRY model are in qualitative agreement with Vlasov simulations.

A Fock Model and the Segal-Bargmann Transform for the Minimal Representation of the Orthosymplectic Lie Superalgebra osp(m,2|2n)

The minimal representation of a semisimple Lie group is a 'small' infinite-dimensional irreducible unitary representation. It is thought to correspond to the minimal nilpotent coadjoint orbit in Kirillov's orbit philosophy. The Segal-Bargmann transform is an intertwining integral transformation between two different models of the minimal representation for Hermitian Lie groups of tube type. In this paper we construct a Fock model for the minimal representation of the orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra $\mathfrak{osp}(m,2|2n)$. We also construct an integral transform which intertwines the Schr\"odinger model for the minimal representation of the orthosymplectic Lie superalgebra $\mathfrak{osp}(m,2|2n)$ with this new Fock model.

Rogue waves and periodic solutions of a nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger model

In the present work, a nonlocal nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) model is studied by means of a recent technique that identifies solutions of partial differential equations, by considering them as fixed points in {\it space-time}. This methodology allows to perform a continuation of well-known solutions of the local NLS model to the nonlocal case. Four different examples of this type are presented, namely (a) the rogue wave in the form of the Peregrine soliton, (b) the generalization thereof in the form of the Kuznetsov-Ma breather, as well as two spatio-temporally periodic solutions in the form of elliptic functions. Importantly, all four waveforms can be continued in intervals of the parameter controlling the nonlocality of the model. The first two can be continued in a narrower interval, while the periodic ones can be extended to arbitrary nonlocalities and, in fact, present an intriguing bifurcation whereby they merge with (only) spatially periodic structures. The results suggest the generic relevance of rogue waves and related structures, as well as periodic solutions, in nonlocal NLS models.

Spatial rogue waves in photorefractive SBN crystals

We report on the excitation of large-amplitude waves, with a probability of around 1% of total peaks, on a photorefractive SBN crystal by using a simple experimental setup at room temperature. We excite the system using a narrow Gaussian beam and observe different dynamical regimes tailored by the value and time rate of an applied voltage. We identify two main dynamical regimes: a caustic one for energy spreading and a speckling one for peak emergence. Our observations are well described by a two-dimensional Schr\"odinger model with saturable local nonlinearity.

Frequency shifting for solitons based on transformations in the Fourier domain and applications

We develop the theoretical procedures for shifting the frequency of a single soliton and of a sequence of solitons of the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. The procedures are based on simple transformations of the soliton pattern in the Fourier domain and on the shape-preserving property of solitons. These theoretical frequency shifting procedures are verified by numerical simulations with the nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation using the split-step Fourier method. In order to demonstrate the use of the frequency shifting procedures, two important applications are presented: (1) stabilization of the propagation of solitons in waveguides with frequency dependent linear gain-loss; (2) induction of repeated soliton collisions in waveguides with weak cubic loss. The results of numerical simulations with the nonlinear Schr\"odinger model are in very good agreement with the theoretical predictions.

Light Meets Water in Nonlocal Media: Surface Tension Analogue in Optics.

Shallow water wave phenomena find their analogue in optics through a nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) model in 2+1 dimensions. We identify an analogue of surface tension in optics, namely, a single parameter depending on the degree of nonlocality, which changes the sign of dispersion, much like surface tension does in the shallow water wave problem. Using multiscale expansions, we reduce the NLS model to a Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation, which is of the KPII (KPI) type, for strong (weak) nonlocality. We demonstrate the emergence of robust optical antidark solitons forming Y-, X-, and H-shaped wave patterns, which are approximated by colliding KPII line solitons, similar to those observed in shallow waters.

From solitons to rogue waves in nonlinear left-handed metamaterials.

In the present work, we explore soliton and roguelike wave solutions in the transmission line analog of a nonlinear left-handed metamaterial. The nonlinearity is expressed through a voltage-dependent, symmetric capacitance motivated by recently developed ferroelectric barium strontium titanate thin-film capacitor designs. We develop both the corresponding nonlinear dynamical lattice and its reduction via a multiple scales expansion to a nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) model for the envelope of a given carrier wave. The reduced model can feature either a focusing or a defocusing nonlinearity depending on the frequency (wave number) of the carrier. We then consider the robustness of different types of solitary waves of the reduced model within the original nonlinear left-handed medium. We find that both bright and dark solitons persist in a suitable parametric regime, where the reduction to the NLS model is valid. Additionally, for suitable initial conditions, we observe a rogue wave type of behavior that differs significantly from the classic Peregrine rogue wave evolution, including most notably the breakup of a single Peregrine-like pattern into solutions with multiple wave peaks. Finally, we touch upon the behavior of generalized members of the family of the Peregrine solitons, namely, Akhmediev breathers and Kuznetsov-Ma solitons, and explore how these evolve in the left-handed transmission line.

Propagation of intense and short circularly polarized pulses in a molecular gas: From multiphoton ionization to nonlinear macroscopic effects

We present a detailed analysis of the propagation dynamics of short and intense circularly polarized pulses in an aligned diatomic gas. Compared to linearly polarized intense pulses, high harmonic generation (HHG) and the coherent generation of attosecond pulses in the intense-circular-polarization case are a new research area. More specifically, we numerically study the propagation of intense and short circularly polarized pulses in the one-electron ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}{}^{+}$ molecular gas, using a micro-macro Maxwell--Schr\odinger model. In this model, the macroscopic polarization is computed from the solution of a large number of time-dependent Schr\odinger equations, the source of dipole moments, and using a trace operator. We focus on the intensity and the phase of harmonics generated in the ${\mathrm{H}}_{2}{}^{+}$ gas as a function of the pulse-propagation distance. We show that short coherent circularly polarized pulses of same helicity can be generated in the molecular gas as a result of cooperative phase-matching effects.

Quasi-integrability in the modified defocusing non-linear Schrödinger model and dark solitons

The concept of quasi-integrability has been examined in the context of deformations of the defocusing non-linear Schr\"odinger model (NLS). Our results show that the quasi-integrability concept, recently discussed in the context of deformations of the sine-Gordon, Bullough-Dodd and focusing NLS models, holds for the modified defocusing NLS model with dark soliton solutions and it exhibits the new feature of an infinite sequence of alternating conserved and asymptotically conserved charges. For the special case of two dark soliton solutions, where the field components are eigenstates of a space-reflection symmetry, the first four and the sequence of even order charges are exactly conserved in the scattering process of the solitons. Such results are obtained through analytical and numerical methods, and employ adaptations of algebraic techniques used in integrable field theories. We perform extensive numerical simulations and consider the scattering of dark solitons for the cubic-quintic NLS model with potential $V =\eta I^2 - \frac{\epsilon}{6} I^3 $ and the saturable type potential satisfying $V'[I] =2 \eta I - \frac{\epsilon I^q}{1+ I^q},\,q \in \IZ_{+}$, with a deformation parameter $\epsilon \in \IR$ and $I=|\psi|^2$. The issue of the renormalization of the charges and anomalies, and their (quasi)conservation laws are properly addressed. The saturable NLS supports elastic scattering of two soliton solutions for a wide range of values of $\{\eta, \epsilon, n\}$. Our results may find potential applications in several areas of non-linear science, such as the Bose-Einstein condensation.

Topology of Delocalization in the Nonlinear Anderson Model and Anomalous Diffusion on Finite Clusters

This study is concerned with destruction of Anderson localization by a nonlinearity of the power-law type. We suggest using a nonlinear Schr\"odinger model with random potential on a lattice that quadratic nonlinearity plays a dynamically very distinguished role in that it is the only type of power nonlinearity permitting an abrupt localization-delocalization transition with unlimited spreading already at the delocalization border. For super-quadratic nonlinearity the borderline spreading corresponds to diffusion processes on finite clusters. We have proposed an analytical method to predict and explain such transport processes. Our method uses a topological approximation of the nonlinear Anderson model and, if the exponent of the power nonlinearity is either integer or half-integer, will yield the wanted value of the transport exponent via a triangulation procedure in an Euclidean mapping space. A kinetic picture of the transport arising from these investigations uses a fractional extension of the diffusion equation to fractional derivatives over the time, signifying non-Markovian dynamics with algebraically decaying time correlations.

Dynamics of Airy beams in nonlinear media

The dynamics of truncated Airy beams in optical media with Kerr nonlinearity is studied in the framework of the nonlinear Schr\odinger (NLS) model. It is demonstrated that an intense Airy beam with zero total momentum can generate static solitons, as well as moving solitons. The parameters of these solitons are calculated using the Zakharov-Shabat scattering problem associated with the NLS equation. It is found that solitons take the main part of the initial power, while only a small fraction of the power is transformed into a self-accelerating linear packet. The threshold parameters of the Airy beam for the soliton formation are obtained. It is shown that the threshold for the formation of the first static soliton is also a threshold of the solitonless regime.

Bose-Einstein condensation and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in the two-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger model

We analyze the Bose-Einstein condensation process and the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transition within the nonlinear Schr\"odinger model and their interplay with wave turbulence theory. By using numerical experiments we study how the condensate fraction and the first-order correlation function behave with respect to the mass, the energy, and the size of the system. By relating the free-particle energy to the temperature, we are able to estimate the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition temperature. Below this transition we observe that for a fixed temperature the superfluid fraction appears to be size independent, leading to a power-law dependence of the condensate fraction with respect to the system size.

An Efficient Multigrid Calculation of the Far Field Map for Helmholtz and Schrödinger Equations

In this paper we present a new highly efficient calculation method for the far field amplitude pattern that arises from scattering problems governed by the d-dimensional Helmholtz equation and, by extension, Schr\"odinger's equation. The new technique is based upon a reformulation of the classical real-valued Green's function integral for the far field amplitude to an equivalent integral over a complex domain. It is shown that the scattered wave, which is essential for the calculation of the far field integral, can be computed very efficiently along this complex contour (or manifold, in multiple dimensions). Using the iterative multigrid method as a solver for the discretized damped scattered wave system, the proposed approach results in a fast and scalable calculation method for the far field map. The complex contour method is successfully validated on Helmholtz and Schr\"odinger model problems in two and three spatial dimensions, and multigrid convergence results are provided to substantiate the wavenumber scalability and overall performance of the method.

Transfer of dipolar gas through the discrete localized mode

By considering the discrete nonlinear Schrödinger model with dipole-dipole interactions for dipolar condensate, the existence, the types, the stability, and the dynamics of the localized modes in a nonlinear lattice are discussed. It is found that the contact interaction and the dipole-dipole interactions play important roles in determining the existence, the type, and the stability of the localized modes. Because of the coupled effects of the contact interaction and the dipole-dipole interactions, rich localized modes and their stability nature can exist: when the contact interaction is larger and the dipole-dipole interactions is smaller, a discrete bright breather occurs. In this case, while the on-site interaction can stabilize the discrete breather, the dipole-dipole interactions will destabilize the discrete breather; when both the contact interaction and the dipole-dipole interactions are larger, a discrete kink appears. In this case, both the on-site interaction and the dipole-dipole interactions can stabilize the discrete kink, but the discrete kink is more unstable than the ordinary discrete breather. The predicted results provide a deep insight into the dynamics of blocking, filtering, and transfer of the norm in nonlinear lattices for dipolar condensates.

Discrete breather and its stability in a general discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation with disorder

By considering a general discrete nonlinear Schrödinger model with arbitrary values of nonlinearity power and disorder, the existence and stability of a discrete breather (DB) in a general nonlinear lattice are discussed. It is found that nonlinearity and disorder play important roles in determining the existence and stability of the DB. Nonlinearity (expressed by the interparticle interaction) and disorder can enhance the stability of the DB. Remarkably, we find that the DB is most stable when the nonlinearity power is equal to a critical value. The effects of nonlinearity, nonlinearity power, and disorder on the stability of the DB are strongly coupled.

Exact localized eigenstates for an extended Bose-Hubbard model with pair-correlated hopping

We show that a Bose-Hubbard model extended with pair-correlated hopping has exact eigenstates, quantum lattice compactons, with complete single-site localization. These appear at parameter values where the one-particle tunneling is exactly canceled by nonlocal pair correlations, and correspond in a classical limit to compact solutions of an extended discrete nonlinear Schr\"odinger model. Classical compactons at other parameter values, as well as multisite compactons, generically get delocalized by quantum effects, but strong localization appears asymptotically for increasing particle number.

Special functions associated with a certain fourth-order differential equation

We develop a theory of "special functions" associated to a certain fourth order differential operator $\mathcal{D}_{\mu,\nu}$ on $\mathbb{R}$ depending on two parameters $\mu,\nu$. For integers $\mu,\nu\geq-1$ with $\mu+\nu\in2\mathbb{N}_0$ this operator extends to a self-adjoint operator on $L^2(\mathbb{R}_+,x^{\mu+\nu+1}dx)$ with discrete spectrum. We find a closed formula for the generating functions of the eigenfunctions, from which we derive basic properties of the eigenfunctions such as orthogonality, completeness, $L^2$-norms, integral representations and various recurrence relations. This fourth order differential operator $\mathcal{D}_{\mu,\nu}$ arises as the radial part of the Casimir action in the Schr\"odinger model of the minimal representation of the group $O(p,q)$, and our "special functions" give $K$-finite vectors.

Peierls-Nabarro energy surfaces and directional mobility of discrete solitons in two-dimensional saturable nonlinear Schrödinger lattices

We address the problem of directional mobility of discrete solitons in two-dimensional rectangular lattices, in the framework of a discrete nonlinear Schrödinger model with saturable on-site nonlinearity. A numerical constrained Newton-Raphson method is used to calculate two-dimensional Peierls-Nabarro energy surfaces, which describe a pseudopotential landscape for the slow mobility of coherent localized excitations, corresponding to continuous phase-space trajectories passing close to stationary modes. Investigating the two-parameter space of the model through independent variations of the nonlinearity constant and the power, we show how parameter regimes and directions of good mobility are connected to the existence of smooth surfaces connecting the stationary states. In particular, directions where solutions can move with minimum radiation can be predicted from flatter parts of the surfaces. For such mobile solutions, slight perturbations in the transverse direction yield additional transverse oscillations with frequencies determined by the curvature of the energy surfaces, and with amplitudes that for certain velocities may grow rapidly. We also describe how the mobility properties and surface topologies are affected by inclusion of weak lattice anisotropy.

Influence of impurities on solitons in the nonlinearLCtransmission line

This paper studies the propagation of solitons in the nonlinear LC transmission line (NLCTL) with capacitor impurity. Based on Kirchhoff's laws, the numerical simulation shows that the amplitude of the soliton will be increased or decreased when it is close to the positive or negative impurity. Then, it will be split into reflected and transmitted waves by both the positive and negative impurities. Furthermore, their final amplitude and propagating speeds are almost independent of the impurity polarity. The observations near the impurity can be understood in the physical picture of the linear uncoupled energy absorption. By these results, we find that the impurity-soliton interactions (ISIs) in NLCTLs for both inductance and capacitance impurities, which have been seen to be different before, actually can be unified. They also indicate that the ISIs in NLCTLs essentially can be integrated with those in many other soliton systems, such as the Frenkel-Kontorova model and hydrodynamics. Moreover, the impurity-induced influence on the NLCTL solitons can also be well interpreted in the framework of the nonlinear Schrödinger model with an impurity term derived from the discrete voltage propagation equations by means of the perturbation method.