On scalar-type standing-wave solutions to systems of nonlinear Schrödinger equations

In this article, we study the standing-wave solutions to a class of systems of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations. Our target is all the standard forms of the NLS systems, with two unknowns, that have a common linear part and cubic gauge-invariant nonlinearities and that yield a Hamiltonian with...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Author Masaki, Satoshi
Format Paper
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 10.02.2023
Subjects
Coercivity
Ground state
Mathematical analysis
Nonlinear systems
Nonlinearity
Schrodinger equation
Standing waves
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Summary:In this article, we study the standing-wave solutions to a class of systems of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations. Our target is all the standard forms of the NLS systems, with two unknowns, that have a common linear part and cubic gauge-invariant nonlinearities and that yield a Hamiltonian with a coercive kinetic-energy part. We give a necessary and sufficient condition on the existence of the ground state. Further, we give a characterization of the shape of the ground state. It will turn out that the ground states are scalar-type, i.e., multiples of a constant vector and a scalar function. We further give a sufficient condition on the existence of excited states of the same form. The stability and the instability of the ground states are also studied. To this end, we introduce an abstract treatment on the study of scalar-type standing-wave solution that applies to a wide class of NLS systems with homogeneous energy-subcritical nonlinearity. By the argument, some previous results are reproduced.
ISSN:2331-8422