A numerical study of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation involving quintic terms (Q1262106)

Solutions of the cubic-quintic Schrödinger equation of the form \(u_ t=i{\mathcal L}u+i{\mathcal N}(u)u\) where \({\mathcal L}u:=u_{xx}\) and \({\mathcal N}(u):=q_ c| u|^ 2+q_ q| u|^ 4\) are studied. Sufficient conditions for bounded solutions are derived by using conservation properties (conservation of energy and of the second quantity). A pseudospectral scheme is proposed which adaptively adjusts the number of degrees of freedom. The number of active Fourier modes may vary considerably during the computation. Boundedness of the solution in the cases of \(q_ c>0\) and \(q_ q>0,\) \(q_ c<0\) and \(q_ q<0,\) \(q_ c>0\) and \(q_ q<0\) and \(q_ c<0\) and \(q_ q>0\) is discussed. Conditions under which instability remains bounded are analyzed. Numerical examples are computed and shown graphically.