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Hamiltonian Methods in PT-symmetric Systems

dc.contributor.advisorPelinovsky, Dmitry
dc.contributor.authorChernyavsky, Alexander
dc.contributor.departmentMathematics and Statisticsen_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-06-27T16:04:29Z
dc.date.available2018-06-27T16:04:29Z
dc.date.issued2018-11
dc.description.abstractThis thesis is concerned with analysis of spectral and orbital stability of solitary wave solutions to discrete and continuous PT-symmetric nonlinear Schroedinger equations. The main tools of this analysis are inspired by Hamiltonian systems, where conserved quantities can be used for proving orbital stability and Krein signature can be computed for prediction of instabilities in the spectrum of linearization. The main results are obtained for the chain of coupled pendula represented by a discrete NLS model, and for the trapped atomic gas represented by a continuous NLS model. Analytical results are illustrated with various numerical examples.en_US
dc.description.degreeDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)en_US
dc.description.degreetypeThesisen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/23141
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectPT-symmetry, Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation, existence of breathers, spectral and orbital stability, Krein signatureen_US
dc.titleHamiltonian Methods in PT-symmetric Systemsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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