Spectral data for simply periodic solutions of the sinh-Gordon equation (Q2403935)

This paper is a summary of results obtained in the author's habilitation thesis concerning the development of a spectral theory for simply periodic, \(2\)-dimensional, complex-valued solutions of the sinh-Gordon equation: \[ \Delta u+\sinh(u)=0. \] One of the most salient differences between the spectral theory for doubly periodic solutions and for simply periodic solutions of the sinh-Gordon equation is that in the former case the spectral curve is of finite geometric genus and can be compactified, whereas in the latter case, it generally has infinite geometric genus. In this paper, spectral data for the above solutions are defined for periodic Cauchy data on a line and the space of spectral data is described by an asymptotic characterization. Using methods of asymptotic estimates, the inverse problem for the spectral data of such Cauchy data is answered. Finally, a Jacobi variety for the spectral curve is constructed, which is used to study the asymptotic behavior of the spectral data corresponding to actual simply periodic solutions of the sinh-Gordon equation on strips of positive height.