Abstract
We investigate the modulational instability (MI) of trapped Bose–Einstein condensates with three-body and higher-order interactions employing both semi-analytical and numerical methods. Using the time-dependent variational approach, we derive variational equations for the time evolution of the amplitude, phase of modulational perturbation, and effective potential of the system. By means of an effective potential, we retrieve the corresponding MI condition of the dynamical system under consideration. The interplay between three-body interaction and higher-order interaction is discussed in detail. The semi-analytical predictions are confirmed through numerical simulations.
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