Symmetry-Breaking Bifurcation in Nonlinear Schrödinger/Gross–Pitaevskii Equations

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Abstract: We consider a class of nonlinear Schrodinger / Gross-Pitaveskii (NLS-GP) equations, i.e. NLS with a linear potential. We obtain conditions for a symmetry breaking bifurcation in a symmetric family of states as N, the squared L^2 norm (particle number, optical power), is increased. In the special case where the linear potential is a double-well with well separation L, we estimate N_{cr}, the symmetry breaking threshold. Along the ``lowest energy symmetric branch, there is an exchange of stability from the symmetric to asymmetric branch as N is increased beyond N_{cr}.





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