Exact Nonperturbative Equilibrium Mode Statistics in Nonlinear Wave and Lattice Systems
Abstract
We derive exact finite-size nonperturbative representations of equilibrium modal occupations and related statistics for three representative nonlinear systems: the Majda-McLaughlin-Tabak dispersive-wave model, the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou beta anharmonic chain, and the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger lattice field. Independent simulations confirm the predictions from weak to strong nonlinearity. For DNLS, the theory remains accurate across the weak-coupling quasicondensation crossover, where large low-mode occupations and long-range coherence amplify interaction effects even when the bare nonlinear coefficient is small. The finite-ring DNLS occupations are further resolved into a positive sum of Rayleigh-Jeans channels with distinct correlation lengths, explaining when a single Rayleigh-Jeans law applies and why it fails near quasicondensation. In MMT and DNLS, the exact occupations also determine the mean modal frequencies even when the dynamical spectra broaden or split. The nonperturbative results allow a direct assessment of two representative perturbative approaches. Treating the mean interaction appropriately yields accurate low-order approximations, including at strong nonlinearity. At higher orders, however, the corrections cease to decrease and successive approximations oscillate with increasing amplitude; both finite-order approaches also fail near weak-coupling quasicondensation. Thus neither low-order agreement nor a small bare coupling guarantees a reliable perturbative description. The results establish nonperturbative equilibrium theory for widely used nonlinear wave and lattice models and provide a quantitative basis for modal distributions of energy, particles, and optical power in nonlinear optics, dispersive waves, anharmonic lattices, and cold-atom systems.
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BibTeX
@misc{zhang2026exact,
title = {{Exact Nonperturbative Equilibrium Mode Statistics in Nonlinear Wave and Lattice Systems}},
author = {Jialin Zhang and Yong Zhang and Hong Zhao},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.24063},
eprint = {2609.24063},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.24063},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - Exact Nonperturbative Equilibrium Mode Statistics in Nonlinear Wave and Lattice Systems
AU - Jialin Zhang
AU - Yong Zhang
AU - Hong Zhao
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/21
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.24063
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.24063
AB - We derive exact finite-size nonperturbative representations of equilibrium modal occupations and related statistics for three representative nonlinear systems: the Majda-McLaughlin-Tabak dispersive-wave model, the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou beta anharmonic chain, and the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger lattice field. Independent simulations confirm the predictions from weak to strong nonlinearity. For DNLS, the theory remains accurate across the weak-coupling quasicondensation crossover, where large low-mode occupations and long-range coherence amplify interaction effects even when the bare nonlinear coefficient is small. The finite-ring DNLS occupations are further resolved into a positive sum of Rayleigh-Jeans channels with distinct correlation lengths, explaining when a single Rayleigh-Jeans law applies and why it fails near quasicondensation. In MMT and DNLS, the exact occupations also determine the mean modal frequencies even when the dynamical spectra broaden or split. The nonperturbative results allow a direct assessment of two representative perturbative approaches. Treating the mean interaction appropriately yields accurate low-order approximations, including at strong nonlinearity. At higher orders, however, the corrections cease to decrease and successive approximations oscillate with increasing amplitude; both finite-order approaches also fail near weak-coupling quasicondensation. Thus neither low-order agreement nor a small bare coupling guarantees a reliable perturbative description. The results establish nonperturbative equilibrium theory for widely used nonlinear wave and lattice models and provide a quantitative basis for modal distributions of energy, particles, and optical power in nonlinear optics, dispersive waves, anharmonic lattices, and cold-atom systems.
ER -