Perturbation theory for nonlinear Schrodinger equations

Abstract

Treating the nonlinear term of the Gross-Pitaevskii nonlinear Schrodinger equation as a perturbation of an isolated discrete eigenvalue of the linear problem one obtains a Rayleigh-Schrodinger power series. This power series is proved to be convergent when the parameter representing the intensity of the nonlinear term is less in absolute value than a threshold value, and it gives a stationary solution to the nonlinear Schrodinger equation.

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