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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge

2024

Paper 313

Put $\mu=|E|=-E>0$ and seek $\phi=e^{-iEt}f(x)$ with real $f$. The equation becomes
$$
Ef=-\frac12f''-f^3.
$$
For $b=\sqrt{2\mu}$, the identity
$$
\frac{d^2}{dx^2}\operatorname{sech}(bx)
=b^2\operatorname{sech}(bx)
-2b^2\operatorname{sech}^3(bx)
$$
shows that
$$
\boxed{f_E(x)=\sqrt{2|E|}\operatorname{sech}(\sqrt{2|E|}x)}
$$
satisfies the stationary equation. Hence $e^{-iEt}f_E(x)$ is the <bright soliton of the focusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation>.

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