Discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations with arbitrarily high-order nonlinearities

Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys. 2006 Jul;74(1 Pt 2):016607. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevE.74.016607. Epub 2006 Jul 19.

Abstract

A class of discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equations with arbitrarily high-order nonlinearities is introduced. These equations are derived from the same Hamiltonian using different Poisson brackets and include as particular cases the saturable discrete nonlinear Schrödinger equation and the Ablowitz-Ladik equation. As a common property, these equations possess three kinds of exact analytical stationary solutions for which the Peierls-Nabarro barrier is zero. Several properties of these solutions, including stability, discrete breathers, and moving solutions, are investigated.