New approximation for nonlinear evolution in periodic potentials

Details New approximation for nonlinear evolution in periodic potentials New approximation for nonlinear evolution in periodic potentials

2006-11-13

arxiv.org/abs/nlin/0611027v1

Nonlinear Sciences

Pattern Formation and Solitons

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A new approximation for evolution described by Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation (NLS) with periodic potential is presented. It relies on restricting dynamics to one band of the bandgap spectrum, and taking into account only one, dominating Fourier component in the nonlinear Bloch-wave mixing. The resulting equation has a simple, discrete form in the basis of linear Wannier functions, and turns out to be very accurate as long as the modes in other bands are not excited and the potential is not very deep. Widely used approximations, the tight-binding approximation and the effective mass approximation, are derived from the new equation as the limiting cases.

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