Applied and Interdisciplinary Mathematics Seminar

University of Michigan

Fall 2003
Friday, September 26, 3:10-4:00pm, 4096 East Hall

On Semiclassical (Zero Dispersion Limit) Solutions to the Focusing NLS for a Certain Family of Rapidly Decaying Initial Data

Alexander Tovbis

University of Central Florida


Abstract

We derive the expression for the leading order term of the solution (and establish its accuracy) by solving the inverse scattering problem. This is a singularly perturbed problem that can be solved by utilizing the Riemann-Hilbert problem technique. Long time asymptotics of this leading term are also discussed.