Lagrangian Density, Non Linear Schrodinger eq

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Homework Statement


Derive the Non-Linear Schrödinger from calculus of variations

Homework Equations


Lagrangian Density \mathcal{L} = \text{Im}(u^*\partial_t u)+|\partial_x u|^2 -1/2|u|^4
The functional to be extreme: J = \int\limits_{t_1}^{t_2}\int\limits_{-\infty}^{\infty}\! \mathcal{L}\,\text{d}x\,\text{d}t

The Attempt at a Solution


I integrate by parts make a variation function which is demanded differentiable in x,t and get the following Euler Equation(2d) so i consider the Lagrangian density:
\dfrac{\partial \mathcal{L} }{\partial u} = \dfrac{d}{dt}\left(\dfrac{\partial \mathcal{L} }{\partial u_t} \right) + \dfrac{d}{dx}\left(\dfrac{\partial \mathcal{L}}{\partial u_x}\right)
Inserting into the above i arrive at a equation not entierly similar to the Non-linear Schrodinger equation:
-|u|^2u-\dfrac{i}{2}\dfrac{\partial u}{\partial t} -\dfrac{\partial^2u}{\partial x^2} = 0
My question is: Is this wrong? it looks a lot like the NSE but it is not entierly equal to
 
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Nwm i made an error the solution should be:
|u|^2u + i\partial_t u + \partial_{uxx} = 0
 
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