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Gino Biondini is the Darwin D. Martin Professor in the Department of Mathematics at the University at Buffalo, State University of New York. Prof. Biondini's area of expertise is the study of the mathematical properties and physical behavior of nonlinear wave equations and integrable systems, as well as applications in optics, water waves and other physical contexts.
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September 1995 - August 1999
January 2004 - December 2010
January 2004 - present
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January 1993 - July 1997
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We study soliton solutions of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili II equation (-4u(t)+6uu(x)+3u(xxx))(x)+u(yy)=0 in terms of the amplitudes and directions of the interacting solitons. In particular, we classify elastic N-soliton solutions, namely, solutions for which the number, directions, and amplitudes of the N asymptotic line solitons as y-->infinity co...
We characterize the nonlinear stage of modulational instability (MI) by
studying the long-time asymptotics of focusing nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS)
equation on the infinite line with initial conditions that tend to constant
values at infinity. Asymptotically in time, the spatial domain divides into
three regions: a far left field and a far right fie...
We present a rigorous theory of the inverse scattering transform (IST) for
the three-component defocusing nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation with
initial conditions approaching constant values with the same amplitude as
$x\to\pm\infty$. The theory combines and extends to a problem with non-zero
boundary conditions three fundamental ideas: (i) the...
This chapter provides a relatively low-level introduction to the problem of rare event simulation with Monte Carlo methods and to a class of methods known as variance reduction techniques that have been devised to deal with this problem. Special emphasis is given to importance sampling, but several other techniques are also presented, including the...
The genus-1 KP-Whitham system is derived for both variants of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation (namely, the KPI and KPII equations). The basic properties of the KP-Whitham system, including symmetries, exact reductions, and its possible complete integrability, together with the appropriate generalization of the one-dimensional Riemann probl...
We formulate the inverse spectral theory for a non-self-adjoint one-dimensional Dirac operator associated periodic potentials via a Riemann-Hilbert problem approach. We use the resulting formalism to solve the initial value problem for the focusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation. We establish a uniqueness theorem for the solutions of the Riemann-...
We study two-dimensional stationary soliton gas in the framework of the time-independent reduction of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KPII) equation, which coincides with the integrable two-way “good” Boussinesq equation in the x y plane. This ( 2 + 0 ) D reduction enables the construction of the spatial analog of the kinetic equation for the stationar...
Modulational instability (MI) is a fundamental phenomenon in the study of nonlinear dynamics, spanning diverse areas such as shallow water waves, optics, and ultracold atomic gases. In particular, the nonlinear stage of MI has recently been a topic of intense exploration, and has been shown to manifest, in many cases, in the generation of dispersiv...
The Maxwell-Bloch system of equations with inhomogeneous broadening is studied, and the local and global well-posedness of the corresponding initial-boundary value problem is established by taking advantage of the integrability of the system and making use of the corresponding inverse scattering transform (IST). A key ingredient in the analysis is...
In this paper we focus on a discrete physical model describing granular crystals, whose equations of motion can be described by a system of differential difference equations (DDEs). After revisiting earlier continuum approximations, we propose a regularized continuum model variant to approximate the discrete granular crystal model through a suitabl...
The oblique collisions and dynamical interference patterns of two-dimensional dispersive shock waves are studied numerically and analytically via the temporal dynamics induced by wedge-shaped initial conditions for the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili II equation. Various asymptotic wave patterns are identified, classified and characterized in terms of the i...
We study two-dimensional stationary soliton gas in the framework of the time-independent reduction of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KPII) equation, which coincides with the integrable two-way ``good'' Boussinesq equation in the xy-plane. This (2+0)D reduction enables the construction of the kinetic equation for the stationary gas of KP solitons by in...
The inverse scattering transform is developed to solve the Maxwell-Bloch system of equations that describes two-level systems with inhomogeneous broadening, in the case of optical pulses that do not vanish at infinity in the future. The direct problem, which is formulated in terms of a suitably-defined uniformization variable, combines features of...
The Maxwell-Bloch system of equations with inhomogeneous broadening is studied, and the local and global well-posedness of the corresponding initial-boundary value problem is established by taking advantage of the integrability of the system and making use of the corresponding inverse scattering transform. A key ingredient in the analysis is the $L...
We present an analytical model of integrable turbulence in the focusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger (fNLS) equation, generated by a one-parameter family of finite-band elliptic potentials in the semiclassical limit. We show that the spectrum of these potentials exhibits a thermodynamic band/gap scaling compatible with that of soliton and breather gases...
We study an initial-boundary-value problem (IBVP) for a system of coupled Maxwell-Bloch equations (CMBE) that model two colors or polarizations of light resonantly interacting with a degenerate, two-level, active optical medium with an excited state and a pair of degenerate ground states. We assume that the electromagnetic field approaches non-vani...
We experimentally realize the Peregrine soliton in a highly particle-imbalanced two-component repulsive Bose-Einstein condensate in the immiscible regime. The effective focusing dynamics and resulting modulational instability of the minority component provide the opportunity to dynamically create a Peregrine soliton with the aid of an attractive po...
Two-dimensional reductions of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili(KP)–Whitham system, namely the overdetermined Whitham modulation system for five dependent variables that describe the periodic solutions of the KP equation, are studied and characterized. Three different reductions are considered corresponding to modulations that are independent of x, indepe...
We derive the Whitham modulation equations for the Zakharov–Kuznetsov equation via a multiple scales expansion and averaging two conservation laws over one oscillation period of its periodic traveling wave solutions. We then use the Whitham modulation equations to study the transverse stability of the periodic traveling wave solutions. We find that...
We derive the Whitham modulation equations for the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation via a multiple scales expansion and averaging two conservation laws over one oscillation period of its periodic traveling wave solutions. We then use the Whitham modulation equations to study the transverse stability of the periodic traveling wave solutions. We find that...
The spectrum of the focusing Zakharov–Shabat operator on the circle is studied, and its explicit dependence on the presence of a semiclassical parameter is also considered. Several new results are obtained. In particular: (i) it is proved that the resolvent set is comprised of two connected components; (ii) new bounds on the location of the Floquet...
We experimentally realize the Peregrine soliton in a highly particle-imbalanced two-component repulsive Bose-Einstein condensate (BEC) in the immiscible regime. The effective focusing dynamics and resulting modulational instability of the minority component provide the opportunity to dynamically create a Peregrine soliton with the aid of an attract...
Two-dimensional reductions of the KP-Whitham system, namely the overdetermined Whitham modulation system for five dependent variables that describe the periodic solutions of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equation, are studied and characterized. Three different reductions are considered corresponding to modulations that are independent of x , independe...
The Whitham modulation equations for the defocusing nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation in two, three and higher spatial dimensions are derived using a two-phase ansatz for the periodic traveling wave solutions and by period-averaging the conservation laws of the NLS equation. The resulting Whitham modulation equations are written in vector form,...
The Whitham modulation equations for the defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation in two and three spatial dimensions are derived using a two-phase ansatz for the periodic traveling wave solutions and by period-averaging the conservation laws of the NLS equation. The resulting Whitham modulation equations are written in vector form, which al...
We present a novel, explicit two-parameter family of finite-band Jacobi elliptic potentials for the non-self-adjoint Dirac operator, which connects two previously known limiting cases in which the elliptic parameter is zero or one. A full characterization of the spectrum of the Dirac operator is obtained by relating the periodic and antiperiodic ei...
We write down and characterize a large class of nonsingular multi-soliton solutions of the defocusing Davey-Stewartson II equation. In particular we study their asymptotics at space infinities as well as their interaction patterns in the x y-plane, and we identify several subclasses of solutions. Many of these solutions describe phenomena of soliton...
We characterize initial value problems for the defocusing Manakov system (coupled two-component nonlinear Schrödinger equation) with nonzero background and well-defined spatial parity symmetry (i.e., when each of the components of the solution is either even or odd), corresponding to boundary value problems on the half line with Dirichlet or Neumann...
The present work is motivated by the recent experimental realization of the Townes soliton in an effective two-component Bose-Einstein condensate by B. Bakkali-Hassan et al. [Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 023603 (2021)]. Here, we use a similar multicomponent platform to exemplify theoretically and numerically, within the mean-field Gross-Pitaevskii framewo...
Resonant Y-shaped soliton solutions to the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili II (KPII) equation are modelled as shock solutions to an infinite family of modulation conservation laws. The fully two-dimensional soliton modulation equations, valid in the zero dispersion limit of the KPII equation, are demonstrated to reduce to a one-dimensional system. In this s...
The controlled creation of dark-bright (DB) soliton trains in multicomponent Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) is a topic of ongoing interest. In this work we generalize earlier findings on the creation of dark soliton trains in single-component BECs [A. Romero-Ros et al., Phys. Rev. A 103, 023329 (2021)] to two-component BECs. By choosing suitable...
We consider the mean-field analog of the p-star model for homogeneous random networks, and we compare its behavior with that of the p-star model and its classical mean-field approximation in the thermodynamic regime. We show that the partition function of the mean-field model satisfies a sequence of partial differential equations known as the heat...
Motivated by the recent experimental realization of the Townes soliton in an effective two-component Bose-Einstein condensate by Bakkali-Hassan et al., here we use a similar platform for the creation of a different fundamental wave structure, namely the Peregrine soliton. Leveraging the effective attractive interaction produced within the mixture's...
We characterize the soliton solutions and their interactions for a system of coupled evolution equations of nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) type that models the dynamics in one-dimensional repulsive Bose–Einstein condensates with spin one, taking advantage of the representation of such model as a special reduction of a \(2\times 2\) matrix NLS system....
Resonant Y-shaped soliton solutions to the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili II (KPII) equation are modelled as shock solutions to an infinite family of modulation conservation laws. The fully two-dimensional soliton modulation equations, valid in the zero dispersion limit of the KPII equation, are demonstrated to reduce to a one-dimensional system. In this s...
The controlled creation of dark-bright (DB) soliton trains in multi-component Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs) is a topic of ongoing interest. In this work we generalize earlier findings on the creation of dark soliton trains in single-component BECs to two-component BECs. By choosing suitable filled box-type initial configurations (FBTCs) and solv...
The interaction of an oblique line soliton with a one-dimensional dynamic mean flow is analyzed using the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili II (KPII) equation. Building upon previous studies that examined the transmission or trapping of a soliton by a slowly varying rarefaction or oscillatory dispersive shock wave (DSW) in one space and one time dimension, th...
We consider the mean field analog of the p-star model for homogeneous random networks, and compare its behaviour with that of the p-star model and its classical mean field approximation in the thermodynamic regime. We show that the partition function of the mean field model satisfies a sequence of partial differential equations known as the heat hi...
A coherently pumped, passive cavity supports, in the normal dispersion regime, the propagation of still interlocked fronts or switching waves that form invariant localized temporal structures. We address theoretically the problem of the excitation of this type of wave packet. First, we map all the dynamical behaviors of the switching waves as a fun...
We characterize the soliton solutions and their interactions for a system of coupled evolution equations of nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) type that models the dynamics in one-dimensional repulsive Bose-Einstein condensates with spin one, taking advantage of the representation of such model as a special reduction of a 2 x 2 matrix NLS system. Specif...
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The long-time asymptotic behavior of solutions to the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation on the line with symmetric, nonzero boundary conditions at infinity is studied in the case of initial conditions that allow for the presence of discrete spectrum. The results of the analysis provide the first rigorous characterization of the nonlinea...
Matter-wave interference mechanisms in one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates that allow for the controlled generation of dark soliton trains upon choosing suitable box-type initial configurations are described. First, the direct scattering problem for the defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation with nonzero boundary conditions and general box...
The interaction of an oblique line soliton with a one-dimensional dynamic mean flow is analyzed using the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili II (KPII) equation. Building upon previous studies that examined the transmission or trapping of a soliton by a slowly varying rarefaction or oscillatory dispersive shock wave in one space and one time dimension, this pap...
The inverse scattering transform for the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation is presented for a general class of initial conditions whose asymptotic behavior at infinity consists of counterpropagating waves. The formulation takes into account the branched nature of the two asymptotic eigenvalues of the associated scattering problem. The Jost ei...
The spectrum of the non-self-adjoint Zakharov-Shabat operator with periodic potentials is studied, and its explicit dependence on the presence of a semiclassical parameter in the problem is also considered. Several new results are obtained. In particular: (i) it is proved that the resolvent set has two connected components, (ii) new bounds on the l...
Matter-wave interference mechanisms in one-dimensional Bose-Einstein condensates that allow for the controlled generation of dark soliton trains upon choosing suitable box-type initial configurations are described. First, the direct scattering problem for the defocusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation with nonzero boundary conditions and general b...
One‐ and two‐dimensional solitons of a multicomponent nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) system are constructed. The model finds applications in nonlinear optics, where it may describe the interaction of optical beams of different frequencies. We asymptotically reduce the model, via multiscale analysis, to completely integrable ones in both Carte...
The dynamics of initially truncated and bent line solitons for the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KPII) equation modelling internal and surface gravity waves are analysed using modulation theory. In contrast to previous studies on obliquely interacting solitons that develop from acute incidence angles, this work focuses on initial value problems for the o...
Reductions of the KP–Whitham system, namely the (2+1)-dimensional hydrodynamic system of five equations that describes the slow modulations of periodic solutions of the Kadomtsev–Petviashvili (KP) equation, are studied. Specifically, the soliton and harmonic wave limits of the KP–Whitham system are considered, which give rise in each case to a four...
The semiclassical (small dispersion) limit of the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation with periodic initial conditions (ICs) is studied analytically and numerically. First, through a comprehensive set of numerical simulations, it is demonstrated that solutions arising from a certain class of ICs, referred to as “periodic single‐lobe” potentials...
The transverse instability of line solitons of a multicomponent nonlocal defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) system is utilized to construct lump and vortex-like structures in 2D nonlocal media, such as nematic liquid crystals. These line solitons are found by means of a perturbation expansion technique, which reduces the nonintegrable vector NL...
We investigate the generation and propagation of solitary waves in the context of the Hertz chain and Toda lattice, with the aim to highlight the similarities, as well as differences between these systems. We begin by discussing the kinetic and potential energy of a solitary wave in these systems and show that under certain circumstances the kineti...
The small dispersion limit of the focusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation with periodic initial conditions is studied analytically and numerically. First, through a comprehensive set of numerical simulations, it is demonstrated that solutions arising from a certain class of initial conditions, referred to as "periodic single-lobe" potentials, share...
The inverse scattering transform for the focusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation is presented for a general class of initial conditions whose asymptotic behavior at infinity consists of counterpropagating waves. The formulation takes into account the branched nature of the two asymptotic eigenvalues of the associated scattering problem. The Jost ei...
We study how the dynamics of solitary wave (SW) interactions in integrable systems is different from that in nonintegrable systems in the context of crossing of two identical SWs in the (integrable) Toda and the (non-integrable) Hertz systems. We show that the collision process in the Toda system is perfectly symmetric about the collision point, wh...
We investigate the generation and propagation of solitary waves in the context of the Hertz chain and Toda lattice, with the aim to highlight the similarities, as well as differences between these systems. We begin by discussing the kinetic and potential energy of a solitary wave in these systems, and show that under certain circumstances the kinet...
The KP-Whitham system, namely the (2+1)-dimensional hydrodynamic system of equations that describes the slow modulations of periodic solutions of the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equation, is studied. The so-called soliton and harmonic wave limits of the KP-Whitham system are considered, in which two of the Riemann-type dependent variables coincide,...
The long-time asymptotic behavior of solutions to the focusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger (NLS) equation on the line with symmetric, nonzero boundary conditions at infinity is studied in the case of initial conditions that allow for the presence of discrete spectrum. The results of the analysis provide the first rigorous characterization of the nonlin...
We formulate the inverse scattering transform for the scalar Maxwell-Bloch system of equations describing the resonant interaction of light and active optical media in the case when the light intensity does not vanish at infinity. We show that pure background states in general do not exist with a nonzero background field. We then use the formalism...
We formulate the inverse scattering transform for the scalar Maxwell-Bloch system of equations describing the resonant interaction of light and active optical media in the case when the light intensity does not vanish at infinity. We show that pure background states in general do not exist with a nonzero background field. We then use the formalism...
Nonlinear interactions in focusing media between traveling solitons and the dispersive shocks produced by an initial discontinuity are studied using the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation. It is shown that, when solitons travel from a region with nonzero background toward a region with zero background, they always pass through the shock...
Nonlinear interactions in focusing media between traveling solitons and the dispersive shocks produced by an initial discontinuity are studied using the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrodinger equation. It is shown that, when solitons travel from a region with nonzero background towards a region with zero background, they always pass through the shoc...
The dynamical behavior resulting from an initial discontinuity in focusing media is investigated using a combination of numerical simulations and Whitham modulation theory for the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Initial conditions with a jump in either or both the amplitude and the local wave number are considered. It is shown analytically...
Boundary value problems for the nonlinear Schrodinger equation on the half line in laboratory coordinates are considered. A class of boundary conditions that lead to linearizable problems is identified by introducing appropriate extensions to initial-value problems on the infinite line, either explicitly or by constructing a suitable Backlund trans...
Boundary value problems for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation on the half line in laboratory coordinates are considered. A class of boundary conditions that lead to linearizable problems is identified by introducing appropriate extensions to initial-value problems on the infinite line, either explicitly or by constructing a suitable Bäcklund trans...
The dynamical behavior resulting from an initial discontinuity in focusing media is investigated using a combination of numerical simulations and Whitham modulation theory for the focusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation. Initial conditions with a jump in either or both the amplitude and the local wavenumber are considered. It is shown analytically...
The nonlinear stage of modulational instability in optical fibers induced by a wide and easily accessible class of localized perturbations is studied using the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. It is shown that the development of associated spatio-temporal patterns is strongly affected by the shape and the parameters of the perturbation. Different sc...
A discrete analog of the dressing method is presented and used to derive integrable nonlinear evolution equations, including two infinite families of novel continuous and discrete coupled integrable systems of equations of nonlinear Schrödinger type. First, a demonstration is given of how discrete nonlinear integrable equations can be derived start...
Interactions between solitons and the coherent oscillation structures generated by localized disturbances via modulational instability are studied within the framework of the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Two main interaction regimes are identified based on the relative value of the velocity of the incident soliton compared to the amplit...
A discrete analogue of the dressing method is presented and used to derive integrable nonlinear evolution equations, including two infinite families of novel continuous and discrete coupled integrable systems of equations of nonlinear Schrodinger type. First, a demonstration is given of how discrete nonlinear integrable equations can be derived sta...
We characterize soliton interactions in focusing media described by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the presenze of a nonzero background field, including the cases of bound states (degenerate soliton trains) and interactions between solitons and Akhmediev breathers. We first characterize bound states, which, as in the case of zero background,...
Interactions between solitons and the coherent oscillation structures generated by localized disturbances via modulational instability are studied within the framework of the focusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation. Two main interaction regimes are identified based on the relative value of the velocity of the incident soliton compared to the amplit...
The nonlinear stage of modulational instability in optical fibers induced by a wide and easily accessible class of localized perturbations is studied using the nonlinear Schrodinger equation. It is showed that the development of associated spatio-temporal patterns is strongly affected by the shape and the parameters of the perturbation. Different s...
Whitham modulation theory for certain two-dimensional evolution equations of Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) type is presented. Three specific examples are considered in detail: the KP equation, the two-dimensional Benjamin-Ono (2DBO) equation and a modified KP (m2KP) equation. A unified derivation is also provided. In the case of the m2KP equation, th...
We present exact N-soliton optical pulses riding on a continuous-wave (c.w.) beam that propagate through and interact with a two-level active optical medium. Their representation is derived via an appropriate generalization of the inverse scattering transform for the corresponding Maxwell-Bloch equations. We describe the single-soliton solutions in...
We present exact N-soliton optical pulses riding on a continuous-wave (c.w.) beam that propagate through and interact with a two-level active optical medium. Their representation is derived via an appropriate generalization of the inverse scattering transform for the corresponding Maxwell-Bloch equations. We describe the single-soliton solutions in...
We present a general classification of one-soliton solutions as well as novel families of rogue-wave solutions for $F=1$ spinor Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). These solutions are obtained from the inverse scattering transform for a focusing matrix nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation which models condensates in the case of attractive mean field inte...
We present a general classification of one-soliton solutions as well as novel families of rogue-wave solutions for $F=1$ spinor Bose-Einstein condensates (BECs). These solutions are obtained from the inverse scattering transform for a focusing matrix nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation which models condensates in the case of attractive mean field inte...
The statics, stability and dynamical properties of dark-bright soliton pairs are investigated motivated by applications in a homogeneous system of two-component repulsively interacting Bose-Einstein condensate. One of the intra-species interaction coefficients is used as the relevant parameter controlling the deviation from the integrable Manakov l...
The statics, stability and dynamical properties of dark-bright soliton pairs are investigated motivated by applications in a homogeneous system of two-component repulsively interacting Bose-Einstein condensate. One of the intra-species interaction coefficients is used as the relevant parameter controlling the deviation from the integrable Manakov l...
The long-time asymptotic behavior of the focusing nonlinear Schr\"odinger
(NLS) equation on the line with symmetric nonzero boundary conditions at
infinity is characterized by using the recently developed inverse scattering
transform (IST) for such problems and by employing the nonlinear steepest
descent method of Deift and Zhou for oscillatory Rie...
Whitham modulation theory for certain two-dimensional evolution equations of Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) type is presented. Three specific examples are considered in detail: the KP equation, the two-dimensional Benjamin-Ono (2DBO) equation and a modified KP (m2KP) equation. A unified derivation is also provided. In the case of the m2KP equation, th...
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We address the degree of universality of the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam recurrence induced by multisoliton fission from a harmonic excitation by analysing the case of the semiclassical defocusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which models nonlinear wave propagation in a variety of physical settings. Using a suitable Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin approach to th...
We address the degree of universality of the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam recurrence induced by multisoliton fission from a harmonic excitation by analysing the case of the semiclassical defocusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which models nonlinear wave propagation in a variety of physical settings. Using a suitable Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin approach to th...
Evidence is presented of universal behavior in modulationally unstable media. An ensemble of nonlinear evolution equations, including three partial differential equations, an integro-differential equation, a nonlocal system and a differential-difference equation, is studied. Collectively, these systems arise in a variety of applications in the phys...
Evidence is presented of universal behavior in modulationally unstable media. An ensemble of nonlinear evolution equations, including three partial differential equations, an integro-differential equation, a nonlocal system and a differential-difference equation, is studied. Collectively, these systems arise in a variety of applications in the phys...
Whitham modulation theory for the two dimensional Benjamin-Ono (2DBO) equation is presented. A system of five quasi-linear first-order partial differential equations is derived. The system describes modulations of the traveling wave solutions of the 2DBO equation. These equations are transformed to a singularity-free hyrdodynamic-like system referr...
Whitham modulation theory for the two dimensional Benjamin-Ono (2DBO) equation is presented. A system of five quasi-linear first-order partial differential equations is derived. The system describes modulations of the traveling wave solutions of the 2DBO equation. These equations are transformed to a singularity-free hyrdodynamic-like system referr...
We characterize the N-soliton solutions of the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation with degenerate velocities, i.e., solutions in which two or more soliton velocities are the same, which are obtained when two or more discrete eigenvalues of the scattering problem have the same real parts. We do so by employing the operator formalism devel...
We characterize the properties of the asymptotic stage of modulational instability arising from localized perturbations of a constant background, including the number and location of the individual peaks in the oscillation region. We show that, for long times, the solution tends to an ensemble of classical (i.e., sech-shaped) solitons of the focusi...
