Self-adjointness and conservation laws of two variable coefficient nonlinear equations of Schrödinger type (Q391437)

This article provides two examples of nonlinear equations for which the Noether theorem about conserved quantities does not apply and which possess yet invariants. This is based on a theorem of \textit{N. H. Ibragimov} [J. Math. Anal. Appl. 333, No. 1, 311--328 (2007; Zbl 1160.35008)].NEWLINENEWLINEThe first example deals with a class of cubic Schrödinger equations with time-dependent coefficients. It is shown to be weakly self-adjoint according to [\textit{M. L. Gandarias}, J. Phys. A, Math. Theor. 44, No. 26, Article ID 262001, 6 p. (2011; Zbl 1223.35203)]. This allows to define a Lagrangian and derive a few invariants using the Lie symmetry as presented in Ibragimov's theorem (and using Maple software).NEWLINENEWLINEThe second example deals with a class of cubic-quintic Schrödinger equations with time-dependent coefficients. It is shown to be quasi self-adjoint according to [\textit{N. H. Ibragimov}, ``Quasi-self-adjoint differential equations'', Arch ALGA, 4, 55--60 (2007)]. This allows to define a Lagrangian and derive a few invariants like in the previous example.