Instability of standing waves for non-linear Schrödinger-type equations
Instability of standing waves for non-linear Schrödinger-type equations
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DOI:
10.1017/s014338570000938x
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发表时间:
1988-12
影响因子:
0.9
通讯作者:
C. Jones
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作者:
C. Jones
Abstract A theorem is proved giving a condition under which certain standing wave solutions of non-linear Schrödinger-type equations are linearly unstable. The eigenvalue equations for the linearized operator at the standing wave can be analysed by dynamical systems methods. A positive eigenvalue is then shown to exist by means of a shooting argument in the space of Lagrangian planes. The theorem is applied to a situation arising in optical waveguides.