Lie Symmetries of (1+1)-Dimensional Cubic Schr\"odinger Equation with Potential

Abstract

We perform the complete group classification in the class of cubic Schr\"odinger equations of the form $i\psi_t+\psi_{xx}+\psi^2\psi^*+V(t,x)\psi=0$ where $V$ is an arbitrary complex-valued potential depending on $t$ and $x$. We construct all possible inequivalent potentials for which these equations have non-trivial Lie symmetries using algebraic and compatibility methods simultaneously. Our classification essentially amends earlier works on the subject.