Quadratic lifespan and growth of Sobolev norms for derivative Schr\"odinger equations on generic tori

Abstract

We consider a family of Schr\"odinger equations with unbounded Hamiltonian quadratic nonlinearities on a generic tori of dimension $d\geq1$. We study the behaviour of high Sobolev norms $H^{s}$, $s\gg1$, of solutions with initial conditions in $H^{s}$ whose $H^{\rho}$-Sobolev norm, $1\ll\rho\ll s$, is smaller than $\e\ll1$. We provide a control of the $H^{s}$-norm over a time interval of order $O(\e^{-2})$. %where $\e\ll1$ is the size of the initial condition in $H^{\rho}$. Due to the lack of conserved quantities controlling high Sobolev norms, the key ingredient of the proof is the construction of a modified energy equivalent to the "low norm" $H^{\rho}$ (when $\rho$ is sufficiently high) over a nontrivial time interval $O(\e^{-2})$. This is achieved by means of normal form techniques for quasi-linear equations involving para-differential calculus. The main difficulty is to control the possible loss of derivatives due to the small divisors arising form three waves interactions. By performing "tame" energy estimates we obtain upper bounds for higher Sobolev norms $H^{s}$.