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arxiv: 2410.22359 · v2 · submitted 2024-10-21 · 🧮 math.AP · cs.NA· math.NA· math.PR

Low regularity symplectic schemes for stochastic NLS

Jacob Armstrong-Goodall , Yvain Bruned This is my paper

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keywords symplectic schemesstochastic NLSresonance based methodslow regularitycolored noisenumerical analysisdispersive PDE
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Symplectic resonance-based schemes are introduced for the one-dimensional stochastic nonlinear Schrödinger equation.

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The paper constructs a class of numerical schemes that are both symplectic and resonance-based for Schrödinger's equation with stochastic terms in one dimension. It combines resonance techniques previously developed for dispersive PDEs with colored noise and symplectic construction methods from the deterministic setting, with focus on cubic nonlinearity. A concrete instance is the resonance-based midpoint rule, for which convergence is analyzed. Readers would care because these methods aim to deliver structure-preserving approximations that remain accurate even when solutions have limited regularity, a common feature in stochastic wave models.

Core claim

The authors introduce a class of symplectic resonance based schemes for Schrödinger's equation in dimension one, building on resonance based numerical schemes for dispersive PDE driven by time dependent or space-time dependent coloured noise. They advance the symplectic derivation approach from the deterministic setting and, as an example, derive the resonance based midpoint rule for the Stochastic NLS while analysing its convergence properties.

What carries the argument

The resonance based midpoint rule, obtained by merging resonance-based time discretizations for colored noise with a symplectic midpoint structure to retain geometric invariants while targeting low-regularity convergence.

If this is right

  • The resonance based midpoint rule converges for the stochastic NLS at low regularity.
  • Symplecticity is retained for dispersive equations driven by time-dependent or space-time colored noise.
  • The construction applies to cubic nonlinearities in one spatial dimension.
  • Convergence rates depend on the regularity of the noise and the solution.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same combination technique may extend to other stochastic dispersive equations with similar resonance structures.
  • Preservation of symplecticity could improve long-time statistical accuracy in simulations of noisy nonlinear waves.
  • Higher-dimensional versions would require verifying that resonance conditions remain manageable under the symplectic constraint.

Load-bearing premise

Resonance-based schemes developed for colored noise in dispersive PDEs can be combined with deterministic symplectic derivation techniques to produce convergent schemes in the stochastic case.

What would settle it

A direct numerical test of the resonance based midpoint rule on a stochastic NLS problem that demonstrates either divergence or failure to preserve the symplectic form at the predicted low-regularity level.

read the original abstract

We introduce a class of symplectic resonance based schemes for Schr\"odinger's equation in dimension one, building on the work in [1] wherein resonance based numerical schemes were developed in the context of dispersive PDE driven by time dependent, or space-time dependent, coloured noise. We work primarily with a cubic nonlinearity, advancing the approach introduced in [15] for deriving symplectic schemes in the deterministic setting. As an example of such a scheme we derive the resonance based midpoint rule for the Stochastic NLS and analyse its convergence properties.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript introduces a class of symplectic resonance-based numerical schemes for the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation, primarily with cubic nonlinearity. It extends resonance-based methods developed for dispersive PDEs driven by time-dependent or space-time dependent colored noise and combines them with symplectic construction techniques from the deterministic setting. As a concrete example, the authors derive the resonance-based midpoint rule for the stochastic NLS and analyze its convergence properties.

Significance. If the convergence analysis holds with the stated low-regularity assumptions, the work would be a useful addition to the literature on structure-preserving integrators for stochastic dispersive equations. It offers a pathway to schemes that simultaneously respect symplecticity and exploit resonance cancellation, which is relevant for long-time behavior in applications involving stochastic NLS.

minor comments (2)
  1. [Abstract] The abstract and introduction would benefit from a brief, explicit statement of the precise regularity assumptions on the initial data and on the noise that are required for the convergence result.
  2. [Introduction] Notation for the stochastic integral and the resonance operator should be introduced once in a dedicated preliminary section rather than inline, to improve readability for readers unfamiliar with the cited prior works.

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We thank the referee for their positive summary of the manuscript, for recognizing its potential contribution to structure-preserving integrators for stochastic dispersive PDEs, and for recommending minor revision. No specific major comments were provided in the report.

Circularity Check

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full rationale

The paper claims to derive a new resonance-based midpoint rule for stochastic NLS by combining resonance techniques from cited prior work [1] on colored noise with symplectic methods from [15] in the deterministic case, followed by convergence analysis. No quoted step reduces any prediction or central claim to a fitted input, self-definition, or unverified self-citation chain within this manuscript; the combination and analysis are presented as independent contributions. External citations provide context but do not substitute for the derivations performed here, satisfying the criteria for a self-contained derivation against external benchmarks.

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Only abstract available; no explicit free parameters, axioms, or invented entities are stated. The work relies on background results from the two cited papers whose details are not reproduced here.

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