PT-invariant generalised non-local nonlinear Schrödinger equation: soliton solutions

Abstract

A new generalised non-local nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation is introduced which possesses a Lax pair and is parity–time (PT)-symmetric. Thus, it is confirmed that the generalised non-local NLS equation is integrable. The inverse scattering transform for the generalised non-local NLS equation is developed using a Riemann–Hilbert problem for rapidly decaying initial data and an approach for finding pure soliton solutions is described. The analytical characteristics of the eigenfunctions, scattering data and their symmetries are discussed. Finally, using Mathematica some important two-dimensional plots of the wave solutions are shown to illustrate the dynamics of the model.