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Title: Stability analysis of embedded solitons in the generalized third-order nonlinear Schroedinger equation

Journal Article · · Chaos (Woodbury, N. Y.)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1929587· OSTI ID:20692947
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  1. Department of Mathematics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario L8S 4K1 (Canada)

We study the generalized third-order nonlinear Schroedinger (NLS) equation which admits a one-parameter family of single-hump embedded solitons. Analyzing the spectrum of the linearization operator near the embedded soliton, we show that there exists a resonance pole in the left half-plane of the spectral parameter, which explains linear stability, rather than nonlinear semistability, of embedded solitons. Using exponentially weighted spaces, we approximate the resonance pole both analytically and numerically. We confirm in a near-integrable asymptotic limit that the resonance pole gives precisely the linear decay rate of parameters of the embedded soliton. Using conserved quantities, we qualitatively characterize the stable dynamics of embedded solitons.

OSTI ID:
20692947
Journal Information:
Chaos (Woodbury, N. Y.), Vol. 15, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.1929587; (c) 2005 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1054-1500
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English