Solving the Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation using Cubic B-Spline Interpolation and Finite Difference Methods on Dual Solitons

In this paper, Nonlinear Schrodinger (NLS) equation with Neumann boundary conditions is solved using cubic B-spline interpolation method (CuBSIM) and finite difference method (FDM). Firstly, FDM is applied on the time discretization and cubic B-spline is utilized as an interpolation function in the space dimension with the help of theta-weighted method. The second approach is based on the FDM applied on the time and space discretization with the help of theta-weighted method. The CuBSIM is shown to be stable by using von Neumann stability analysis. The proposed method is tested on the interaction of the dual solitons of the NLS equation. The accuracy of the numerical results is measured by the Euclidean-norm and infinity-norm. CuBSIM is found to produce more accurate results than the FDM.