On the Whitham system for the (2+1)‐dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation

DOI10.1111/SAPM.12543arXiv2109.09719OpenAlexW3199061761MaRDI QIDQ6148569FDOQ6148569

Authors: Mark J. Ablowitz, Justin T. Cole, Igor Rumanov 

Publication date: 7 February 2024

Published in: Studies in Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We derive the Whitham modulation equations for the nonlinear Schr"odinger equation in the plane (2d NLS) with small dispersion. The modulation equations are derived in terms of both physical and Riemann variables; the latter yields equations of hydrodynamic type. The complete 2d NLS Whitham system consists of six dynamical equations in evolutionary form and two constraints. As an application, we determine the linear stability of one-dimensional traveling waves. In both the elliptic and hyperbolic case, the traveling waves are found to be unstable. This result is consistent with all previous investigations of such stability by other methods. These results are supported by direct numerical calculations.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.09719

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zbMATH Keywords

nonlinear wavesWhitham modulation theorynonlinear Schrödinger equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Stability in context of PDEs (35B35) Soliton solutions (35C08) Traveling wave solutions (35C07) Time-dependent Schrödinger equations and Dirac equations (35Q41) NLS equations (nonlinear Schrödinger equations) (35Q55)

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