Nonlinear lattice waves in random potentials

DOI10.1007/978-3-319-19015-0_1zbMATH Open1359.37136arXiv1405.1122OpenAlexW196329725WikidataQ56687416 ScholiaQ56687416MaRDI QIDQ2808152FDOQ2808152

S. Flach

Publication date: 26 May 2016

Published in: Nonlinear Optical and Atomic Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Localization of waves by disorder is a fundamental physical problem encompassing a diverse spectrum of theoretical, experimental and numerical studies in the context of metal-insulator transition, quantum Hall effect, light propagation in photonic crystals, and dynamics of ultra-cold atoms in optical arrays. Large intensity light can induce nonlinear response, ultracold atomic gases can be tuned into an interacting regime, which leads again to nonlinear wave equations on a mean field level. The interplay between disorder and nonlinearity, their localizing and delocalizing effects is currently an intriguing and challenging issue in the field. We will discuss recent advances in the dynamics of nonlinear lattice waves in random potentials. In the absence of nonlinear terms in the wave equations, Anderson localization is leading to a halt of wave packet spreading. Nonlinearity couples localized eigenstates and, potentially, enables spreading and destruction of Anderson localization due to nonintegrability, chaos and decoherence. The spreading process is characterized by universal subdiffusive laws due to nonlinear diffusion. We review extensive computational studies for one- and two-dimensional systems with tunable nonlinearity power. We also briefly discuss extensions to other cases where the linear wave equation features localization: Aubry-Andre localization with quasiperiodic potentials, Wannier-Stark localization with dc fields, and dynamical localization in momentum space with kicked rotors.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1405.1122

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zbMATH Keywords

Anderson localizationrandom potentialsnonlinear lattice waveslocalization of waves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamical systems in fluid mechanics, oceanography and meteorology (37N10) Lattice dynamics; integrable lattice equations (37K60) Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics) (37N20) Nonlinear waves in solid mechanics (74J30)

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