Inverse scattering for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation: Reconstruction of the potential and the nonlinearity (Q2714904)

The paper is devoted to the following nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a potential (NLSP): NEWLINE\[NEWLINE\begin{cases} i{\partial u\over \partial t}=-{d^2 \over dx^2}u(t,x) +V_0(x)u(t,x) +F(x,u)\\ u(0,x)= \varphi(x) \end{cases}\tag{1}NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(t,x\in \mathbb{R}\), the potential, \(V_0\), is a real-valued function and \(F(x,u)\) is a given complex-valued function. First the author constructs the scattering operator for NLSP. Afterwards he proves, under natural conditions, that the small-amplitude limit of the scattering operator determines uniquely \(V_j\), \(j=0,1, \dots\). His proof gives also a method for the reconstruction of the \(V_j\).