Modulation instability and periodic solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (Q579507)
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Modulation instability and periodic solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation (English)
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1986
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A very simple exact analytic solution of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation is found in the class of periodic solutions. It describes the time evolution of a wave with constant amplitude on which a small periodic perturbation is superimposed. Expressions are obtained for the evolution of the spectrum of this solution, and these expressions are analyzed qualitatively. It is shown that there exists a certain class of periodic solutions for which the real and imaginary parts are linearly related, and an example of a one-parameter family of such solutions is given.
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exact analytic solution
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nonlinear Schrödinger equation
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periodic solutions
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time evolution
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wave with constant amplitude
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small periodic perturbation
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spectrum
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