Solutions of solitary-wave for the variable-coefficient nonlinear Schrödinger equation with two power-law nonlinear terms

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the variable-coefficient power-law nonlinear Schrödinger equations (NLSEs) with external potential as well as the gain or loss function. First, we generalize the similarity transformation method, which converts the variable coefficient NLSE with two power-law nonlinear terms to the autonomous dual-power NLS equation with constant coefficients. Then, we obtain the exact solutions of the variable-coefficient NLSE. Moreover, we discuss the solitary-wave solutions for equations with vanishing potential, space-quadratic potential and optical lattice potential, which are applied to many branches of physics.