Some thoughts on a nonlinear Schrödinger equation motivated by information theory

Abstract

The arguments leading to a nonlinear generalization of the Schrödinger equation in the context of the maximum uncertainty principle are reviewed. The exact and perturbative properties of that equation depend on a free regulating/interpolating parameter η, which can be fixed using energetics as is shown here. A linear theory with an external potential that reproduces some unusual exact solutions of the nonlinear equation is also discussed, together with possible symmetry enhancements in the nonlinear theory. © 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, Inc.