250116 VO Nonlinear Schrödinger and Wave Equations (2025W)

6.00 ECTS (4.00 SWS), SPL 25 - Mathematik

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Language: English

Examination dates

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Place: WPI Seminarrraum 8th floor Fak.Math, OMP1, 8.135
Time: Tuesday 13h-14.30
Thursday 12.15- 13.45

(time on tuesday shifted by unanimous decision of all present at the first course 7 oct)

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Aims, contents and method of the course

Nonlinear Schrödinger equations (NLS : "dispersive") and Nonlinear Wave equations (NLW : "hyperbolic") are fundamental classes of Partial Differential Equations (PDE), with many important applications. To deal with NLS and NLW in one course (in the spirit of e.g. Terry Tao’s book) reveals an interesting mutual crossover of ideas between these 2 different types of PDEs.

In this lecture we deal with all aspects of "Applied Mathematics”, i.e. Modeling, Analysis and Numerics,
based on lecture notes that are handed out to students before the lectures.

1) Modeling: motivation / derivation of NLS :
a) quantum physics, where “one particle” NLS occur as approximate models for the linear N-body Schrödinger equation.
Quantum HydroDynamics.
b) nonlinear optics, where the paraxial approximation of the Helmholtz (wave) equation yields 2+1 dimensional cubic NLS

2) Analysis:
Existence and Uniqueness (“Local/Global WellPosedness) of NLS and NLW
with local and non-local nonlinearities, scattering, finite(-time) Blow-up; asymptotic results e.g. for the (semi-)classical limit of NLS.

Methods:
Functional analysis, Semigroup theory, Sobolev embeddings, Strichartz estimates, energy estimates, linear PDE theory,...,

3) Numerics:
Finite Element Methods for NLS,
Time Splitting,
Spectral methods,
Boundary conditions

Assessment and permitted materials

Oral exam to prove the understanding of important concepts.
Students can put more weight on 2 of the 3 aspects (application/quantum physics, rigorous analysis , numerics)

The student's printout of the lecture notes should be brought to the exam.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The presentation is self-contained based on material distributed to the students.
Basic knowledge of functional analysis, PDEs and physics is helpful.

Examination topics

The exam is an opportunity to prove the understanding of basic concepts, own lecture notes etc can/should be used during the exam.

Reading list

.) Mauser, N.J. and Stimming, H.P. "Nonlinear Schrödinger equations", lecture notes

.) Sulem, P.L., Sulem, C.: "The Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation, Self-Focusing and Wave Collapse", Applied Math. Sciences 139, Springer N.Y. 1999

.) Tao, Terence:
"Local And Global Analysis of Nonlinear Dispersive And Wave Equations (Cbms Regional Conference Series in Mathematics)", 373 p., American Mathematical Society, 2006

.) Ginibre, J.: ``An Introduction to Nonlinear Schrödinger equations'', Hokkaido Univ. Technical Report, Series in Math. 43 (1996), pp. 80-128.

Association in the course directory

MAMV; MANV; ML2; MEL

Last modified: Fr 27.03.2026 10:27