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preprint2026arXiv

Error bounds for Physics Informed Neural Networks in Generalized KdV Equations placed on unbounded domains

In this paper we study a rigorous setting for the numerical approximation via deep neural networks of the generalized Korteweg-de Vries (gKdV) model in one dimension, for subcritical and critical nonlinearities, and assuming that the domain is the unbounded real line. The fact that the model is posed on the real line makes the problem difficult from the point of view of learning techniques, since the setting required to model gKdV is structured on intricate oscillatory estimates dating from Kato, Bourgain and Kenig, Ponce and Vega, among others. Therefore, a first task is to adapt the setting of these techniques to the deep learning setting. We shall use a battery of Kenig-Ponce-Vega suitable norms and Physics Informed Neural Networks (PINNs) to describe this approximative scheme, proving rigorous bounds on the approximation for each critical and subcritical gKdV model. We shall use this results to provide clear approximation results in the case of several gKdV nonlinear patterns such as solitons, multi-solitons, breathers, among other solutions.

preprint2026arXiv

Neural Discovery of Strichartz Extremizers

Strichartz inequalities are a cornerstone of the modern theory of dispersive PDEs, but their extremizers are known explicitly only in a handful of sharp cases. The non-convexity of the underlying functional makes the problem hard, and to our knowledge no systematic numerical attack has been attempted. We propose a simple neural-network-based pipeline that searches for extremizers as critical points of the Strichartz ratio, and apply it in three settings. First, on the Schrödinger group we recover the Gaussian extremizers of Foschi and Hundertmark--Zharnitsky in dimensions $d=1,2$ to within $10^{-3}$ relative error, with no analytical prior. Second, on $59$ further admissible pairs in $d=1$ where the answer is conjectural, the method consistently finds Gaussians, supporting the conjecture that Gaussians are the universal extremizers in the admissible range. Third, on the critical Airy--Strichartz inequality at $γ=1/q$, where existence is open, the optimization does not converge to any $L^2$ profile: instead, the iterates organize themselves as mKdV breathers $B(0,\cdot;α,1,0,0)$ with growing internal frequency $α$, and the discovered ratio approaches the Frank--Sabin universal lower bound $\widetilde A_{q,r}$ from below with a power-law gap $\simα^{-0.9}$. We confirm the same picture with an independent Hermite-basis ansatz. We propose a precise conjecture: the supremum equals $\widetilde A_{q,r}$ and is approached, but not attained, along the breather family. The pipeline thus serves both as a validator on known cases and as a discovery tool when no extremizer exists.

preprint2022arXiv

On Local Energy decay for solution of the Benjamin-Ono equation

We consider the long time dynamics of large solutions to the Benjamin-Ono equation. Using virial techniques, we describe regions of space where every solution in a suitable Sobolev space must decay to zero along sequences of times. Moreover, in the case of exterior regions, we prove complete decay for any sequence of times. The remaining regions not treated here are essentially the strong dispersion and soliton regions.

preprint2021arXiv

Long time asymptotics of large data in the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili models

We consider the Kadomtsev-Petviashvili (KP) equations posed on $\mathbb{R}^2$. For both equations, we provide sequential in time asymptotic descriptions of solutions, of arbitrarily large data, inside regions not containing lumps or line solitons, and under minimal regularity assumptions. The proof involves the introduction of two new virial identities adapted to the KP dynamics, showing decay in large regions of space, especially in the KP-I case, where no monotonicity property was previously known. Our results do not require the use of the integrability of KP and are adaptable to well-posed perturbations of KP.

preprint2021arXiv

Stability and instability of breathers in the $U(1)$ Sasa-Satusuma and Nonlinear Schrödinger models

We consider the Sasa-Satsuma (SS) and Nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equations posed along the line, in 1+1 dimensions. Both equations are canonical integrable $U(1)$ models, with solitons, multi-solitons and breather solutions, see Yang for instance. For these two equations, we recognize four distinct localized breather modes: the Sasa-Satsuma for SS, and for NLS the Satsuma-Yajima, Kuznetsov-Ma and Peregrine breathers. Very little is known about the stability of these solutions, mainly because of their complex structure, which does not fit into the classical soliton behavior by Grillakis-Shatah-Strauss. In this paper we find the natural $H^2$ variational characterization for each of them, and prove that Sasa-Satsuma breathers are $H^2$ nonlinearly stable, improving the linear stability property previously proved by Pelinovsky and Yang. Moreover, in the SS case, we provide an alternative understanding of the SS solution as a breather, and not only as an embedded soliton. The method of proof is based in the use of a $H^2$ based Lyapunov functional, in the spirit of the first and third authors, extended this time to the vector-valued case. We also provide another rigorous justification of the instability of the remaining three nonlinear modes (Satsuma-Yajima, Peregrine y Kuznetsov-Ma), based in the study of their corresponding linear variational structure (as critical points of a suitable Lyapunov functional), and complementing the instability results recently proved e.g. in a paper by the third author.

preprint2020arXiv

A sufficient condition for asymptotic stability of kinks in general (1+1)-scalar field models

We study stability properties of kinks for the (1+1)-dimensional nonlinear scalar field theory models \begin{equation*} \partial_t^2ϕ-\partial_x^2ϕ+ W'(ϕ) = 0, \quad (t,x)\in\mathbb{R}\times\mathbb{R}. \end{equation*} The orbital stability of kinks under general assumptions on the potential $W$ is a consequence of energy arguments. Our main result is the derivation of a simple and explicit sufficient condition on the potential $W$ for the asymptotic stability of a given kink. This condition applies to any static or moving kink, in particular no symmetry assumption is required. Last, motivated by the Physics literature, we present applications of the criterion to the $P(ϕ)_2$ theories and the double sine-Gordon theory.

preprint2020arXiv

On local energy decay for large solutions of the Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation

We consider the Zakharov-Kutznesov (ZK) equation posed in $\mathbb R^d$, with $d=2$ and $3$. Both equations are globally well-posed in $L^2(\mathbb R^d)$. In this paper, we prove local energy decay of global solutions: if $u(t)$ is a solution to ZK with data in $L^2(\mathbb R^d)$, then \[ \liminf_{t\rightarrow \infty}\int_{Ω_d(t)}u^{2}({\bf x},t)\mathrm{d}{\bf x}=0, \] for suitable regions of space $Ω_d(t)\subseteq \mathbb R^d$ around the origin, growing unbounded in time, not containing the soliton region. We also prove local decay for $H^1(\mathbb R^d)$ solutions. As a byproduct, our results extend decay properties for KdV and quartic KdV equations proved by Gustavo Ponce and the second author. Sequential rates of decay and other strong decay results are also provided as well.

preprint2020arXiv

Review on the stability of the Peregrine and related breathers

In this note, we review stability properties in energy spaces of three important nonlinear Schrödinger breathers: Peregrine, Kuznetsov-Ma, and Akhmediev. More precisely, we show that these breathers are unstable according to a standard definition of stability. Suitable Lyapunov functionals are described, as well as their underlying spectral properties. As an immediate consequence of the first variation of these functionals, we also present the corresponding nonlinear ODEs fulfilled by these NLS breathers. The notion of global stability for each breather above mentioned is finally discussed. Some open questions are also briefly mentioned.

preprint2016arXiv

Dispersive estimates for rational symbols and local well-posedness of the nonzero energy NV equation. II

In this paper we continue our study on the Cauchy problem for the two-dimensional Novikov-Veselov (NV) equation, integrable via the inverse scattering transform for the two dimensional Schrödinger operator at a fixed energy parameter. This work is concerned with the case of positive energy. For the solution of the linearized equation we derive smoothing and Strichartz estimates by combining two different frequency regimes. At non-low frequencies we also derive improved smoothing estimates with gain of almost one derivative. We combine the linear estimates with the Fourier decomposition method and $ X^{s,b} $ spaces to obtain local well-posedness of NV at positive energy in $H^s$, $s>\frac12$. Our result implies, in particular, that {\it at least} for $s>\frac12$, NV does not change its behavior from semilinear to quasilinear as energy changes sign, in contrast to the closely related Kadomtsev-Petviashvili equations. As a supplement, we provide some new explicit solutions of NV at zero energy which exhibit an interesting behavior at large times.

preprint2016arXiv

Nonexistence of small, odd breathers for a class of nonlinear wave equations

In this note, we show that for a large class of nonlinear wave equations with odd nonlinearities, any globally defined odd solution which is small in the energy space decays to $0$ in the local energy norm. In particular, this result shows nonexistence of small, odd breathers for some classical nonlinear Klein Gordon equations such as the sine Gordon equation and $ϕ^4$ and $ϕ^6$ models. It also partially answers a question of Soffer and Weinstein in \cite[p. 19]{MR1681113} about nonexistence of breathers for the cubic NLKG in dimension one.

preprint2016arXiv

On the variational structure of breather solutions

In this paper we give a systematic and simple account that put in evidence that many breather solutions of integrable equations satisfy suitable variational elliptic equations, which also implies that the stability problem reduces in some sense to $(i)$ the study of the spectrum of explicit linear systems (\emph{spectral stability}), and $(ii)$ the understanding of how bad directions (if any) can be controlled using low regularity conservation laws. We exemplify this idea in the case of the modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV), Gardner, and sine-Gordon (SG) equations. Then we perform numerical simulations that confirm, at the level of the spectral problem, our previous rigorous results, where we showed that mKdV breathers are $H^2$ and $H^1$ stable, respectively. In a second step, we also discuss the Gardner and the Sine-Gordon cases, where the spectral study of a fourth-order linear matrix system is the key element to show stability. Using numerical methods, we confirm that all spectral assumptions leading to the $H^2\times H^1$ stability of SG breathers are numerically satisfied, even in the ultra-relativistic, singular regime. In a second part, we study the periodic mKdV case, where a periodic breather is known from the work of Kevrekidis et al. We rigorously show that these breathers satisfy a suitable elliptic equation, and we also show numerical spectral stability. However, we also identify the source of nonlinear instability in the case described in Kevrekidis et al. Finally, we present a new class of breather solution for mKdV, believed to exist from geometric considerations, and which is periodic in time and space, but has nonzero mean, unlike standard breathers.

preprint2015arXiv

Asymptotic Stability of high-dimensional Zakharov-Kuznetsov solitons

We prove that solitons (or solitary waves) of the Zakharov-Kuznetsov (ZK) equation, a physically relevant high dimensional generalization of the Korteweg-de Vries (KdV) equation appearing in Plasma Physics, and having mixed KdV and nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) dynamics, are strongly asymptotically stable in the energy space in the physical region. We also prove that the sum of well-arranged solitons is stable in the same space. Orbital stability of ZK solitons is well-known since the work of de Bouard. Our proofs follow the ideas by Martel and Martel and Merle, applied for generalized KdV equations in one dimension. In particular, we extend to the high dimensional case several monotonicity properties for suitable half-portions of mass and energy; we also prove a new Liouville type property that characterizes ZK solitons, and a key Virial identity for the linear and nonlinear part of the ZK dynamics, obtained independently of the mixed KdV-NLS dynamics. This last Virial identity relies on a simple sign condition, which is numerically tested for the two and three dimensional cases, with no additional spectral assumptions required. Possible extensions to higher dimensions and different nonlinearities could be obtained after a suitable local well-posedness theory in the energy space, and the verification of a corresponding sign condition.

preprint2015arXiv

Dispersive estimates for rational symbols and local well-posedness of the nonzero energy NV equation

We consider the Cauchy problem for the two-dimensional Novikov-Veselov equation integrable via the inverse scattering problem for the Schrödinger operator with fixed negative energy. The associated linear equation is characterized by a rational symbol which is not a polynomial, except when the energy parameter is zero. With the help of a complex analysis point of view of the problem, we establish uniform decay estimates for the linear solution with gain of almost one derivative, and we use this result together with Fourier decomposition methods and $X^{s,b}$ spaces to prove local well-posedness in $H^s$, $s>\frac12$.

preprint2015arXiv

Stability of integrable and nonintegrable structures

In this paper we give a comprehensive account of several recent results on the stability of nontrivial soliton structures for some well-known non periodic dispersive models. We will focus on the simpler case of the generalized Korteweg-de Vries equations, covering the classical stability results by Bona, Souganidis, Strauss until the results by Martel and Merle and our recent collaborations with Miguel Alejo and Luis Vega.

preprint2014arXiv

Dynamics of complex-valued modified KdV solitons with applications to the stability of breathers

We study the long-time dynamics of complex-valued modified Korteweg-de Vries (mKdV) solitons, which are recognized because they blow-up in finite time. We establish stability properties at the H^1 level of regularity, uniformly away from each blow-up point. These new properties are used to prove that mKdV breathers are H^1 stable, improving our previous result, where we only proved H^2 stability. The main new ingredient of the proof is the use of a Bäcklund transformation which links the behavior of breathers, complex-valued solitons and small real-valued solutions of the mKdV equation. We also prove that negative energy breathers are asymptotically stable. Since we do not use any method relying on the Inverse Scattering Transformation, our proof works even under rough perturbations, provided a corresponding local well-posedness theory is available.

preprint2014arXiv

On approximate controllability of generalized KdV solitons

We consider the approximate control of solitons in generalized Korteweg-de Vries equations. By introducing a suitable internal bilinear control on the equation, we prove that any soliton is locally null controllable, and moreover, any soliton can be accelerated to any particular positive velocity, after a suitable large amount of time. Precise estimates on the error terms and the rate of decay in the approximate null controllability result are also given. Our method introduces a new insight on the control of nonlinear objects, from the point of view of interaction and collision problems for nonlinear dispersive equations, recently developed by Y. Martel and F. Merle. It can be applied in principle, to several other models with soliton solutions.

preprint2013arXiv

Multi-solitons for nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations

In this paper we consider the existence of multi-soliton structures for the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation (NLKG) in R^{1+d}. We prove that, independently of the unstable character of (NLKG) solitons, it is possible to construct a N-soliton family of solutions to (NLKG), of dimension 2N, globally well-defined in the energy space H^1 \times L^2 for all large positive times. The method of proof involves the generalization of previous works on supercritical NLS and gKdV equations by Martel, Merle and the first author to the wave case, where we replace the unstable mode associated to the linear NLKG operator by two generalized directions that are controlled without appealing to modulation theory. As a byproduct, we generalize the linear theory described in Grillakis-Shatah-Strauss and Duyckaerts-Merle to the case of boosted solitons, and provide new solutions to be studied using the recent Nakanishi- Schlag theory.

preprint2012arXiv

Nonlinear stability of mKdV breathers

Breather solutions of the modified Korteweg-de Vries equation are shown to be globally stable in a natural H^2 topology. Our proof introduces a new Lyapunov functional, at the H^2 level, which allows to describe the dynamics of small perturbations, including oscillations induced by the periodicity of the solution, as well as a direct control of the corresponding instability modes. In particular, degenerate directions are controlled using low-regularity conservation laws.

preprint2012arXiv

On the nonlinear stability of mKdV breathers

A mathematical proof for the stability of mKdV breathers is announced. This proof involves the existence of a nonlinear equation satisfied by all breather profiles, and a new Lyapunov functional which controls the dynamics of small perturbations and instability modes. In order to construct such a functional, we work in a subspace of the energy one. However, our proof introduces new ideas in order to attack the corresponding stability problem in the energy space. Some remarks about the sine-Gordon case are also considered.

preprint2012arXiv

Sharp inelastic character of slowly varying NLS solitons

We consider soliton-like solutions of a variable coefficients, subcritical nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLS). In a previous result, we proved the existence of a pure, global-in-time, generalized soliton with prescribed asymptotic as t tends to -infinity. In addition, we described the corresponding dynamics for all time, up to a small error term. In this paper we prove that the soliton is never pure as t tends to infinity. Indeed, we give a precise sharp lower bound on the defect induced by the potential on the soliton. This result shows the existence of nontrivial dispersive effects acting on generalized solitons of slowly varying NLS equations.

preprint2011arXiv

Inelastic character of solitons of slowly varying gKdV equations

In this paper we describe the inelastic character of solitons of some slowly varying gKdV equations. We give precise lower bounds, in the energy space, of the defect induced by the potential on the solution as time goes to infinite. For the proof, we consider suitable Lyapunov functionals that propagate the defect along the dynamics in a non trivial fashion, in the spirit of the recent breakthroughs made by Martel and Merle in the case of the two soliton collision for non integrable gKdV equations. In addition, we also consider a special, degenerate case, where the defect is formally of second order.

preprint2011arXiv

The Gardner equation and the L^2-stability of the N-soliton solution of the Korteweg-de Vries equation

Multi-soliton solutions of the Korteweg-de Vries equation (KdV) are shown to be globally L2-stable, and asymptotically stable in the sense of Martel-Merle. The proof is surprisingly simple and combines the Gardner transform, which links the Gardner and KdV equations, together with the Martel-Merle-Tsai and Martel-Merle recent results on stability and asymptotic stability in the energy space, applied this time to the Gardner equation. As a by-product, the results of Maddocks-Sachs and Merle-Vega are improved in several directions.

preprint2011arXiv

The Gardner equation and the stability of multi-kink solutions of the mKdV equation

Multi-kink solutions of the defocusing, modified Korteweg-de Vries equation (mKdV) found by Grosse are shown to be globally $H^1$-stable. Stability in the one-kink case was previously established by Zhidkov, and Merle-Vega. The proof uses transformations linking the mKdV equation with focusing, Gardner-like equations, where stability and asymptotic stability in the energy space are known. We generalize our results by considering the existence, uniqueness and the dynamics of generalized multi-kinks of defocusing, non-integrable gKdV equations, showing the inelastic character of the 4-kink collision in some regimes.

preprint2010arXiv

Dynamics of soliton-like solutions for slowly varying, generalized gKdV equations: refraction vs. reflection

In this work we continue the description of soliton-like solutions of some slowly varying, subcritical gKdV equations. In this opportunity we describe, almost completely, the allowed behaviors: either the soliton is refracted, or it is reflected by the potential, depending on its initial energy. This last result describes a new type of soliton-like solution for gKdV equations, also present in the NLS case. Moreover, we prove that the solution is not pure at infinity, unlike the standard gKdV soliton.

preprint2010arXiv

On the soliton dynamics under a slowly varying medium for generalized KdV equations

We consider the problem of the soliton propagation, in a slowly varying medium, for a generalized Korteweg - de Vries equations (gKdV). We study the effects of inhomogeneities on the dynamics of a standard soliton. We prove that slowly varying media induce on the soliton solution large dispersive effects at large time. Moreover, unlike gKdV equations, we prove that there is no pure-soliton solution in this regime.

preprint2009arXiv

On the inelastic 2-soliton collision for gKdV equations with general nonlinearity

We study the problem of 2-soliton collision for the generalized Korteweg-de Vries equations, completing some recent works of Y. Martel and F. Merle. We classify the nonlinearities for which collisions are elastic or inelastic. Our main result states that in the case of small solitons, with one soliton smaller than the other one, the unique nonlinearities allowing a perfectly elastic collision are precisely the integrable cases, namely the quadratic (KdV), cubic (mKdV) and Gardner nonlinearities.