Long-time asymptotics for the derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation on the half-line

Abstract

We derive asymptotic formulas for the solution of the derivative nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation on the half-line under the assumption that the initial and boundary values lie in the Schwartz class. The formulas clearly show the effect of the boundary on the solution. The approach is based on a nonlinear steepest descent analysis of an associated Riemann-Hilbert problem.