THERMAL SCIENCE

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Qiaoling Chen

,

Zhiqiang SunORCID

THE EXACT SOLUTION OF THE NON-LINEAR SCHRODINGER EQUATION BY THE EXP-FUNCTION METHOD

ABSTRACT
This paper elucidates the main advantages of the exp-function method in finding the exact solution of the non-linear Schrodinger equation. The solution process is extremely simple and accessible, and the obtained solution contains some free parameters.
KEYWORDS
Nonlinear Schrödinger equation, exact solution, exp-function method
PAPER SUBMITTED: 2020-03-01
PAPER REVISED: 2020-06-01
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2020-06-01
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2021-03-27
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI200301088C
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2021, VOLUME 25, ISSUE No. 3, PAGES [2057 - 2062]
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The exact solution of the non-linear Schrodinger equation by the exp-function method

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