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Modulational instability, nonautonomous breathers and rogue waves for a variable-coefficient derivative nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the inhomogeneous plasmas

Journal Article · · Physics of Plasmas
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4915516· OSTI ID:22408197
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  1. Department of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beijing 102206 (China)
  2. School of Information, Beijing Wuzi University, Beijing 101149 (China)
  3. College of Science, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249 (China)

Under investigation in this paper is a variable-coefficient derivative nonlinear Schrödinger (vc-DNLS) equation modeling the nonlinear Alfvén waves in the inhomogeneous plasmas. The modulation instability is examined for this inhomogeneous nonlinear model. The nonautonomous breather and rogue wave solutions of the vc-DNLS equation are obtained via the modified Darboux transformation. It is found that the velocity and amplitude of the breather can be controlled by the inhomogeneous magnetic field and nonuniform density. Such novel phenomena as breather amplification and nonlinear Talbot effect-like property are demonstrated with the proper choices of the inhomogeneous parameters. Furthermore, dynamics of the fundamental rogue wave, periodical rogue wave, and composite rogue wave are graphically discussed. The trajectories and amplitudes of the rogue waves can be manipulated by the inhomogeneous magnetic field and nonuniform density. In addition, the nonlinear tunneling of the rogue waves and breathers is studied. As an application, a sample model is treated with our results, and the graphical illustrations exhibit the compressing, expanding, and fluctuating phenomena of the Alfvén rogue waves.

OSTI ID:
22408197
Journal Information:
Physics of Plasmas, Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 22; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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