arXiv · 0904.0834
Solitary waves for the Hartree equation with a slowly varying potential
Abstract
We study the Hartree equation with a slowly varying smooth potential, $V(x) = W(hx)$, and with an initial condition which is $\epsilon \le \sqrt h$ away in $H^1$ from a soliton. We show that up to time $|\log h|/h$ and errors of size $\epsilon + h^2$ in $H^1$, the solution is a soliton evolving according to the classical dynamics of a natural effective Hamiltonian. This result is based on methods of Holmer-Zworski, who prove a similar theorem for the Gross-Pitaevskii equation, and on spectral estimates for the linearized Hartree operator recently obtained by Lenzmann. We also provide an extension of the result of Holmer-Zworski to more general inital conditions.
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Kiril Datchev, Ivan Ventura. 2009-04-06. Solitary waves for the Hartree equation with a slowly varying potential. https://doi.org/10.2140/pjm.2010.248.63
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