Dark soliton solutions to (2 + 1)-dimensional Kundu-Mukherjee-Naskar equation via the first integral method

Abstract

In the present work, the First Integral Method is being applied in finding a non-soliton as well as a soliton solution of the ( 2 + 1 ) dimensional Kundu-Mukherjee-Naskar (KMN) equation which is a variant of the well-known Nonlinear Schrodinger ( NLS ) equation. Using the method, a dark optical soliton solution and a periodic trigonometric solution to the KMN equation have been suggested and the relevant conditions which guarantee the existence of such solutions are also indicated therein.