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Theodoros P. Horikis

Publications and source records attributed to Theodoros P. Horikis.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

arXiv2026

Perturbation theory for kinks of the defocusing modified Korteweg-de Vries equation

In this work we develop an integrable perturbation theory for the defocusing modified Korteweg-de Vries kink solution based on the squared eigenfunction expansion associated with the underlying Zakharov-Shabat scattering problem. We derive the completeness relation for the squared eigenfunctions appropriate to the kink background, establish the adjoint structure needed to handle perturbations of both the continuous and discrete spectral components, and obtain explicit evolution equations for the perturbed kink parameters at leading order. The study of the first order correction shows that perturbations generically produce a radiative shelf in front of the kink. We also apply our results to certain physically relevant perturbations and show that the predictions are consistent with direct numerical simulations.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2025

On shallow water non-convex dispersive hydrodynamics: the extended KdV model

In this work, we investigate non-classical wavetrain formations, and particularly dispersive shock waves (DSWs), or undular bores, in systems exhibiting non-convex dispersion. Our prototypical model, which arises in shallow water wave theory, is the extended Korteweg-de Vries (eKdV) equation. The higher-order dispersive and nonlinear terms of the latter, lead to resonance between dispersive radiation and solitary waves, and notably, the individual waves comprising DSWs, due to non-convex dispersion. This resonance manifests as a resonant wavetrain propagating ahead of the dispersive shock wave. We present a succinct overview of the fundamental principles and characteristics of DSWs and explore analytical methods for their analysis. Wherever applicable, we demonstrate these concepts and techniques using both the classical KdV equation and its higher-order eKdV counterpart. We extend the application of the dispersive shock fitting method and the equal amplitude approximation to investigate radiating DSWs governed by the eKdV equation. We also introduce Whitham shock solutions for the regime of traveling DSWs of the eKdV model. Theoretical predictions are subsequently validated against direct numerical solutions, revealing a high degree of agreement.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2022

Extended shallow water wave equations

Extended shallow water wave equations are derived, using the method of asymptotic expansions, from the Euler (or water wave) equations. These extended models are valid one order beyond the usual weakly nonlinear, long wave approximation, incorporating all appropriate dispersive and nonlinear terms. Specifically, first we derive the extended Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation, and then proceed with the extended Benjamin-Bona-Mahony and the extended Camassa-Holm equations in (1+1)-dimensions, the extended cylindrical KdV equation in the quasi-one dimensional setting, as well as the extended Kadomtsev-Petviashvili and its cylindrical counterpart in (2+1)-dimensions. We conclude with the case of the extended Green-Naghdi equations.

physics.flu-dyn↗

arXiv2021

Exciting extreme events in the damped and AC-driven NLS equation through plane wave initial conditions

We investigate, by direct numerical simulations, the dynamics of the damped and forced nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation in the presence of a time periodic forcing and for certain parametric regimes. It is thus revealed, that the wave-number of a plane-wave initial condition dictates the number of emerged Peregrine type rogue waves at the early stages of modulation instability. The formation of these events gives rise to the same number of transient "triangular" spatio-temporal patterns, each of which is reminiscent of the one emerging in the dynamics of the integrable NLS in its semiclassical limit, when supplemented with vanishing initial conditions. We find that the $L^2$-norm of the spatial derivative and the $L^4$-norm detect the appearance of rogue waves as local extrema in their evolution. The impact of the various parameters and noisy perturbations of the initial condition in affecting the above behavior is also discussed. The long time behaviour, in the parametric regimes where the extreme wave events are observable, is explained in terms of the global attractor possessed by the system and the asymptotic orbital stability of spatially uniform continuous wave solutions.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2020

Integrable reduction and solitons of the Fokas-Lenells equation

Novel soliton structures are constructed for the Fokas-Lenells equation. In so doing, and after discussing the stability of continuous waves, a multiple scales perturbation theory is used to reduce the equation to a Korteweg-de Vries system whose relative soliton solution gives rise to intricate (and rather unexpected) solutions to the original system. Both the focusing and defocusing equations are considered and it is found that dark solitons may exist in both cases while in the focusing case antidark solitons are also possible. These findings are quite surprising as the relative nonlinear Schrödinger equation does not exhibit these solutions.

nlin.SI↗

arXiv2018

Recent developments of Lyapunov-type inequalities for fractional differential equations

A survey of results on Lyapunov-type inequalities for fractional differential equations associated with a variety of boundary conditions is presented. This includes Dirichlet, mixed, Robin, fractional, Sturm-Liouville, integral, nonlocal, multi-point, anti-periodic, conjugate, right-focal and impulsive conditions. Furthermore, our study includes Riemann-Liouville, Caputo, Hadamard, Prabhakar, Hilfer and conformable type fractional derivatives. Results for boundary value problems involving fractional $p$-Laplacian, fractional operators with nonsingular Mittag-Leffler kernels, $q$-difference, discrete, and impulsive equations, are also taken into account.

math.CA↗

arXiv2017

Light meets water in nonlocal media: Surface tension analogue in optics

Shallow water wave phenomena find their analogue in optics through a nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) model in $(2+1)$-dimensions. We identify an analogue of surface tension in optics, namely a single parameter depending on the degree of nonlocality, which changes the sign of dispersion, much like surface tension does in the shallow water wave problem. Using multiscale expansions, we reduce the NLS model to a Kadomtsev-Petviashvilli (KP) equation, which is of the KPII (KPI) type, for strong (weak) nonlocality.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2016

Vector nematicons

Families of soliton pairs, namely vector solitons, are found within the context of a coupled nonlocal nonlinear Schrodinger system of equations, as appropriate for modeling beam propagation in nematic liquid crystals. In the focusing case, bright soliton pairs have been found to exist provided their amplitudes satisfy a specific condition. In our analytical approach, focused on the defocusing regime, we rely on a multiscale expansion methods, which reveals the existence of dark-dark and antidark-antidark solitons, obeying an effective Korteweg-de Vries equation, as well as dark-bright solitons, obeying an effective Mel'nikov system. These pairs are discriminated by the sign of a constant that links all physical parameters of the system to the amplitude of the stable continuous wave solutions, and, much like the focusing case, the solitons' amplitudes are linked leading to mutual guiding.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2016

Modulation instability and solitons in two-color nematic crystals

The conditions under which stable evolution of two nonlinear interacting waves are derived within the context of nematic crystals. Two cases are considered: plane waves and solitons. In the first case, the modulation instability analysis reveals that while the nonlocal term suppresses the growth rates, substantially, the coupled system exhibits significantly higher growth rates than its scalar counterpart. In the soliton case, the necessary conditions are derived that lead the solitons to exhibit stable, undistorted evolution, suppressing any breathing behavior and radiation, leading to soliton mutual guiding.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2016

Rogue waves in nonlocal media

The generation of rogue waves is investigated via a nonlocal nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation. In this system, modulation instability is suppressed and is usually expected that rogue wave formation would also be limited. On the contrary, a parameter regime is identified where the instability is suppressed but nevertheless the number and amplitude of the rogue events increase, as compared to the standard NLS (which is a limit of the nonlocal system). Furthermore, the nature of these waves is investigated; while no analytical solutions are known to model these events, numerically it is shown that they differ significantly from either the rational (Peregrine) or soliton solution of the limiting NLS equation. As such, these findings may also help in rogue wave realization experimentally in these media.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2016

Rogue waves in birefringent optical fibers

Rogue waves in birefringent optical fibers are analyzed within the framework of the coupled nonlinear Schrödinger (CNLS) system. The generation of rogue waves is frequently associated with modulation instability (MI). It is commonly expected that since the CNLS equations exhibit larger growth rates they should also produce more rogue events than their scalar counterparts. This is found to occur only when both equations are focusing. When at least one component is defocusing, the CNLS equations may still exhibit larger growth rates, compared to the scalar system, but that does not necessarily result in more or larger events. The birefringence angle for which the maximum number of events occurs is also identified and the nature of the rogue wave is described for the different cases.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2016

Asymptotic reductions and solitons of nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger equations

Asymptotic reductions of a defocusing nonlocal nonlinear Schrödinger model in $(3+1)$-dimensions, in both Cartesian and cylindrical geometry, are presented. First, at an intermediate stage, a Boussinesq equation is derived, and then its far-field, in the form of a variety of Kadomtsev-Petviashvilli (KP) equations for right- and left-going waves, is found. KP models include versions of the KP-I and KP-II equations, in Cartesian and cylindrical geometry. Solitary waves solutions, planar or ring-shaped, and of dark or anti-dark type, are also predicted to occur. Their nature and stability is determined by a parameter defined by the physical parameters of the original nonlocal system. It is thus found that (dark) anti-dark solitary waves are only supported by a weak (strong) nonlocality, and are unstable (stable) in higher-dimensions. Our analytical predictions are corroborated by direct numerical simulations.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2016

Ring dark and anti-dark solitons in nonlocal media

Ring dark and anti-dark solitons in nonlocal media are found. These structures have, respectively, the form of annular dips or humps on top of a stable continuous-wave background, and exist in a weak or strong nonlocality regime, defined by the sign of a characteristic parameter. It is demonstrated analytically that these solitons satisfy an effective cylindrical Kadomtsev-Petviashvilli (aka Johnson's) equation and, as such, can be written explicitly in closed form. Numerical simulations show that they propagate undistorted and undergo quasi-elastic collisions, attesting to their stability properties.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2014

Passive mode-locking under higher order effects

The response of a passive mode-locking mechanism, where gain and spectral filtering are saturated with the energy and loss saturated with the power, is examined under the presence of higher order effects. These include third order dispersion, self-steepening and Raman gain. The locking mechanism is maintained even with these terms; mode-locking occurs for both the anomalous and normal regimes. In the anomalous regime, these perturbations are found to affect the speed but not the structure of the (locked) pulses. In fact, these pulses behave like solitons of a classical nonlinear Schrodinger equation and as such a soliton perturbation theory is used to verify the numerical observations. In the normal regime, the effect of the perturbations is small, in line with recent experimental observations. The results in the normal regime are verified mathematically using a WKB type asymptotic theory. Finally, bi-solitons are found to behave as dark solitons on top of a stable background and are significantly affected by these perturbations.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2014

Interacting nonlinear wave envelopes and rogue wave formation in deep water

A rogue wave formation mechanism is proposed within the framework of a coupled nonlinear Schrodinger (CNLS) system corresponding to the interaction of two waves propagating in oblique directions in deep water. A rogue condition is introduced that links the angle of interaction with the group velocities of these waves: different angles of interaction can result in a major enhancement of rogue events in both numbers and amplitude. For a range of interacting directions it is found that the CNLS system exhibits significantly more extreme wave amplitude events than its scalar counterpart. Furthermore, the rogue events of the coupled system are found to be well approximated by hyperbolic secant functions; they are vectorial soliton-type solutions of the CNLS system, typically not considered to be integrable. Overall, our results indicate that crossing states provide an important mechanism for the generation of rogue water wave events.

nlin.PS↗

arXiv2011

Analysis of optical waveguides with arbitrary index profile using an immersed interface method

A numerical technique is described that can efficiently compute solutions in interface problems. These are problems with data, such as the coefficients of differential equations, discontinuous or even singular across one or more interfaces. A prime example of these problems are optical waveguides and as such the scheme is applied to Maxwell's equations as they are formulated to describe light confinement in Bragg fibers. It is based on standard finite differences appropriately modified to take into account all possible discontinuities across the waveguide's interfaces due to the change of the refractive index. Second and fourth order schemes are described with additional adaptations to handle matrix eigenvalue problems, demanding geometries and defects.

physics.comp-ph↗

arXiv2010

Dark solitons in mode-locked lasers

Dark soliton formation in mode-locked lasers is investigated by means of a power-energy saturation model which incorporates gain and filtering saturated with energy, and loss saturated with power. It is found that general initial conditions evolve into dark solitons under appropriate requirements also met in the experimental observations. The resulting pulses are well approximated by dark solitons of the unperturbed nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Notably, the same framework also describes bright pulses in anomalous and normally dispersive lasers.

physics.optics↗

arXiv2010

Perturbations of Dark Solitons

A method for approximating dark soliton solutions of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation under the influence of perturbations is presented. The problem is broken into an inner region, where core of the soliton resides, and an outer region, which evolves independently of the soliton. It is shown that a shelf develops around the soliton which propagates with speed determined by the background intensity. Integral relations obtained from the conservation laws of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation are used to approximate the shape of the shelf. The analysis is developed for both constant and slowly evolving backgrounds. A number of problems are investigated including linear and nonlinear damping type perturbations.

math-ph↗