10 research outputs found
On scattering of solitons for the Klein-Gordon equation coupled to a particle
We establish the long time soliton asymptotics for the translation invariant
nonlinear system consisting of the Klein-Gordon equation coupled to a charged
relativistic particle. The coupled system has a six dimensional invariant
manifold of the soliton solutions. We show that in the large time approximation
any finite energy solution, with the initial state close to the solitary
manifold, is a sum of a soliton and a dispersive wave which is a solution of
the free Klein-Gordon equation. It is assumed that the charge density satisfies
the Wiener condition which is a version of the ``Fermi Golden Rule''. The proof
is based on an extension of the general strategy introduced by Soffer and
Weinstein, Buslaev and Perelman, and others: symplectic projection in Hilbert
space onto the solitary manifold, modulation equations for the parameters of
the projection, and decay of the transversal component.Comment: 47 pages, 2 figure
A system of ODEs for a Perturbation of a Minimal Mass Soliton
We study soliton solutions to a nonlinear Schrodinger equation with a
saturated nonlinearity. Such nonlinearities are known to possess minimal mass
soliton solutions. We consider a small perturbation of a minimal mass soliton,
and identify a system of ODEs similar to those from Comech and Pelinovsky
(2003), which model the behavior of the perturbation for short times. We then
provide numerical evidence that under this system of ODEs there are two
possible dynamical outcomes, which is in accord with the conclusions of
Pelinovsky, Afanasjev, and Kivshar (1996). For initial data which supports a
soliton structure, a generic initial perturbation oscillates around the stable
family of solitons. For initial data which is expected to disperse, the finite
dimensional dynamics follow the unstable portion of the soliton curve.Comment: Minor edit