Nonlinear Sciences – Pattern Formation and Solitons
Scientific paper
2002-04-15
Nonlinear Sciences
Pattern Formation and Solitons
6 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
The nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger (NLS) equation is a ubiquitous example of an envelope wave equation for conservative, dispersive systems. We revisit here the problem of self-similar focusing of waves in the case of the focusing NLS equation through the prism of a dynamic renormalization technique (MN dynamics) that factors out self-similarity and yields a bifurcation view of the onset of focusing. As a result, identifying the focusing self-similar solution becomes a steady state problem. The discretized steady states are subsequently obtained and their linear stability is numerically examined. The calculations are performed in the setting of variable index of refraction, in which the onset of focusing appears as a supercritical bifurcation of a novel type of mixed Hamiltonian-dissipative dynamical system (reminiscent, to some extent, of a pitchfork bifurcation).
Kevrekidis Ioannis G.
Kevrekidis Panagiotis G.
Siettos Constantinos I.
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