Origin of heavy tail statistics in equations of the Nonlinear Schrödinger type: an exact result
arXiv:1601.04317 · doi:10.1016/j.physleta.2016.07.048
Abstract
We study the formation of extreme events in incoherent systems described by envelope equations, such as the Nonliner Schrödinger equation. We derive an identity that relates the evolution of the kurtosis (a measure of the relevance of the tails in a probability density function) of the wave amplitude to the rate of change of the width of the Fourier spectrum of the wave field. The result is exact for all dispersive systems characterized by a nonlinear term of the form of the one contained in the Nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Numerical simulations are also performed to confirm our findings. Our work sheds some light on the origin of rogue waves in incoherent dispersive nonlinear media ruled by local cubic nonlinearity.
5 pages, 8 figures
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