Unraveling Novel Wave Structures in Variable-Coefficient Higher-Order Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Models with β-Derivative
Abstract
1. Introduction
Comparison of the Beta Derivative with Other Fractional Operators
2. Overview of the Extended Direct Algebraic Method
3. Investigate Solitons and Other Solutions to the Proposed System
- (1.1)
- (1.2)
- (1.1.1)
- We obtain the bright soliton solutions as follows if and are satisfied:
- (1.1.2)
- We obtain the singular periodic solutions as follows if and are satisfied:
- (1.1.3)
- We obtain the rational solutions as follows if and are satisfied:
- (1.2.1)
- We obtain the hyperbolic solutions as follows if and are satisfied:
- (1.2.2)
- We obtain the periodic solutions as follows if and are satisfied:
- (1.2.3)
- We obtain the polynomial solutions as follows if and are satisfied:
- (2.1)
- (2.2)
- (2.3)
- (2.1.1)
- The singular soliton solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (2.1.2)
- The singular periodic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (2.2.1)
- The dark soliton solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, and :
- (2.2.2)
- The singular periodic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (2.3.1)
- The singular soliton solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (2.3.2)
- The singular periodic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (3.1)
- The hyperbolic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (3.2)
- The periodic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (3.3)
- The exponential solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, and :
- (4.1)
- (4.2)
- (4.1.1)
- The hyperbolic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (4.2.1)
- The dark soliton solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, and :
- (4.2.2)
- The singular soliton solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (5.1)
- The Weierstrass elliptic doubly periodic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirement is met, :
- (6.1)
- (6.2)
- (6.1.1)
- (6.1.2)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (6.1.3)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (6.1.4)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (6.1.5)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (6.2.1)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :or
- (6.2.2)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (6.2.3)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
- (6.2.4)
- The Jacobi elliptic solutions are obtained as follows if the following requirements are met, :
4. Physical Applications of Solitons in VCNLS Equations with β-Derivatives
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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| Operator Type | Memory Kernel | Laplace Transform and Causality |
|---|---|---|
| Beta Derivative (This work) | Local (No Kernel) | A complex transform not standardly tabulated |
| Causality is inherently built into the limit definition. | ||
| Riemann–Liouville (RL) | Power-law: | |
| Inherently causal due to the integration from 0 to t. | ||
| Caputo | Power-law: | |
| Inherently causal and allows for standard initial conditions. | ||
| Atangana–Baleanu (ABC) | Mittag-Leffler: | |
| Models non-local effects with a non-singular kernel; inherently causal. |
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Rabie, W.B.; Radwan, T.; El-Bary, A.A.; Ahmed, H.M. Unraveling Novel Wave Structures in Variable-Coefficient Higher-Order Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Models with β-Derivative. Fractal Fract. 2025, 9, 696. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110696
Rabie WB, Radwan T, El-Bary AA, Ahmed HM. Unraveling Novel Wave Structures in Variable-Coefficient Higher-Order Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Models with β-Derivative. Fractal and Fractional. 2025; 9(11):696. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110696
Chicago/Turabian StyleRabie, Wafaa B., Taha Radwan, Alaa A. El-Bary, and Hamdy M. Ahmed. 2025. "Unraveling Novel Wave Structures in Variable-Coefficient Higher-Order Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Models with β-Derivative" Fractal and Fractional 9, no. 11: 696. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110696
APA StyleRabie, W. B., Radwan, T., El-Bary, A. A., & Ahmed, H. M. (2025). Unraveling Novel Wave Structures in Variable-Coefficient Higher-Order Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Models with β-Derivative. Fractal and Fractional, 9(11), 696. https://doi.org/10.3390/fractalfract9110696

