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Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger versus Ablowitz-Ladik: Existence and dynamics of generalized focusing NLS-type lattices over a nonzero background

Dirk Hennig·Nikos I. Karachalios·Dionyssios Mantzavinos·Dimitrios Mitsotakis
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The question of well-posedness of the generalized focusing Ablowitz-Ladik and Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger equations with \textit{nonzero} boundary conditions on the infinite lattice is far less understood than in the case where the models are supplemented with vanishing boundary conditions. This question remains largely unexplored even in the standard case of cubic nonlinearities in which, in particular, the Ablowitz-Ladik equation is completely integrable while the Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger equation is not (in contrast with its continuous counterpart). We establish local well-posedness for both of these generalized nonlinear systems supplemented with a broad class of nonzero boundary conditions and, in addition, derive analytical upper bounds for the minimal guaranteed lifespan of their solutions. These bounds depend explicitly on the norm of the initial data, the background, and the nonlinearity exponents. In particular, they suggest the possibility of finite-time collapse (blow-up) of solutions. Furthermore, by comparing models with different nonlinearity exponents, we prove estimates for the distance between their respective solutions (measured in suitable metrics), valid up to their common minimal guaranteed lifespan. Highly accurate numerical studies illustrate that solutions of the generalized Ablowitz-Ladik equation may collapse in finite time. Importantly, the numerically observed blow-up time is in excellent agreement with the theoretically predicted order of the minimal guaranteed lifespan. Furthermore, in the case of the Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger equation on a finite lattice we prove global existence of solutions; this is consistent with our numerical observations of the phenomenon of \textit{quasi-collapse}, manifested by narrow oscillatory spikes that nevertheless persist throughout time ... continued in pdf

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Dirk Hennig, Nikos I. Karachalios, Dionyssios Mantzavinos, Dimitrios Mitsotakis. 2026-03-23. Discrete Nonlinear Schrödinger versus Ablowitz-Ladik: Existence and dynamics of generalized focusing NLS-type lattices over a nonzero background. https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.25650

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