On the proximity of Ablowitz–Ladik and discrete nonlinear Schrödinger models: A theoretical and numerical study of Kuznetsov-Ma solutions

In this work, we investigate the formation of time-periodic solutions with a non-zero background that emulate rogue waves, known as Kuznetsov-Ma (KM) breathers, in physically relevant lattice nonlinear dynamical systems. Starting from the completely integrable Ablowitz–Ladik (AL) model, we demonstra...

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Autores: Lytle, Madison L., Charalampidis, Efstathios G., Mantzavinos, Dionyssios, Cuevas-Maraver, Jesús, Kevrekidis, Panayotis G., Karachalios, Nikos I.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/172226
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/172226
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wavemoti.2025.103547
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Breathers
Rogue waves
Integrable and non-integrable lattice systems
Bifurcation analysis
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Sumario:In this work, we investigate the formation of time-periodic solutions with a non-zero background that emulate rogue waves, known as Kuznetsov-Ma (KM) breathers, in physically relevant lattice nonlinear dynamical systems. Starting from the completely integrable Ablowitz–Ladik (AL) model, we demonstrate that the evolution of KM initial data is proximal to that of the non-integrable discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger (DNLS) equation for certain parameter values of the background amplitude and breather frequency. This finding prompts us to investigate the distance (in certain norms) between the evolved solutions of both models, for which we rigorously derive and numerically confirm an upper bound. Finally, our studies are complemented by a two-parameter (background amplitude and frequency) bifurcation analysis of numerically exact, KM-type breather solutions of the DNLS equation. Alongside the stability analysis of these waveforms reported herein, this work additionally showcases potential parameter regimes where such waveforms with a flat background may emerge in the DNLS setting.