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Monica Visan

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arXiv2017

Inverse Strichartz estimates for 1d Schrödinger operators with potentials of quadratic growth

We prove inverse Strichartz theorems at $L^2$ regularity for a family of Schrödinger evolutions in one space dimension. Prior results rely on spacetime Fourier analysis and are limited to the translation-invariant equation $i\partial_t u = -\tfrac{1}{2} Δu$. Motivated by applications to the mass-critical Schrödinger equation with external potentials (such as the harmonic oscillator) we use a physical space approach.

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arXiv2016

Finite-dimensional approximation and non-squeezing for the cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on $\R^2$

We prove symplectic non-squeezing (in the sense of Gromov) for the cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on $\R^2$. This is the first symplectic non-squeezing result for a Hamiltonian PDE in infinite volume. As the underlying symplectic Hilbert space is $L^2(\R^2)$, this requires working with initial data in this space. This space also happens to be scaling-critical for this equation. Thus, we also obtain the first unconditional symplectic non-squeezing result in such a critical setting. More generally, we show that solutions of this PDE can be approximated by a finite-dimensional Hamiltonian system, despite the wealth of non-compact symmetries: scaling, translation, and Galilei boosts. This approximation result holds uniformly on bounded sets of initial data. Complementing this approximation result, we show that all solutions of the finite-dimensional Hamiltonian system can be approximated by the full PDE. A key ingredient in these proofs is the development of a general methodology for obtaining uniform global space-time bounds for suitable Fourier truncations of dispersive PDE models.

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arXiv2016

Large data mass-subcritical NLS: critical weighted bounds imply scattering

We consider the mass-subcritical nonlinear Schrödinger equation in all space dimensions with focusing or defocusing nonlinearity. For such equations with critical regularity $s_c\in(\max\{-1,-\frac{d}{2}\},0)$, we prove that any solution satisfying $\|\, |x|^{|s_c|}e^{-itΔ} u\|_{L_t^\infty L_x^2} <\infty$ on its maximal interval of existence must be global and scatter.

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arXiv2016

The focusing cubic NLS with inverse-square potential in three space dimensions

We consider the focusing cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation with inverse-square potential in three space dimensions. We identify a sharp threshold between scattering and blowup, establishing a result analogous to that of Duyckaerts, Holmer, and Roudenko for the standard focusing cubic NLS. We also prove failure of uniform space-time bounds at the threshold.

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arXiv2015

The final-state problem for the cubic-quintic NLS with non-vanishing boundary conditions

We construct solutions with prescribed scattering state to the cubic-quintic NLS $$ (i\partial_t+Δ)ψ=α_1 ψ-α_{3}\vert ψ\vert^2 ψ+α_5\vert ψ\vert^4 ψ$$ in three spatial dimensions in the class of solutions with $|ψ(x)|\to c >0$ as $|x|\to\infty$. This models disturbances in an infinite expanse of (quantum) fluid in its quiescent state --- the limiting modulus $c$ corresponds to a local minimum in the energy density. Our arguments build on work of Gustafson, Nakanishi, and Tsai on the (defocusing) Gross--Pitaevskii equation. The presence of an energy-critical nonlinearity and changes in the geometry of the energy functional add several new complexities. One new ingredient in our argument is a demonstration that solutions of such (perturbed) energy-critical equations exhibit continuous dependence on the initial data with respect to the \emph{weak} topology on $H^1_x$.

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arXiv2015

The focusing cubic NLS on exterior domains in three dimensions

We consider the focusing cubic NLS in the exterior $Ω$ of a smooth, compact, strictly convex obstacle in three dimensions. We prove that the threshold for global existence and scattering is the same as for the problem posed on Euclidean space. Specifically, we prove that if $E(u_0)M(u_0)<E(Q)M(Q)$ and $\|\nabla u_0\|_2\|u_0\|_2<\|\nabla Q\|_2\|Q\|_2$, the corresponding solution to the initial-value problem with Dirichlet boundary conditions exists globally and scatters to linear evolutions asymptotically in the future and in the past. Here, $Q(x)$ denotes the ground state for the focusing cubic NLS in $\mathbb{R}^3$.

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arXiv2014

Riesz transforms outside a convex obstacle

The goal of this paper is to develop some basic harmonic analysis tools for the Dirichlet Laplacian in the exterior domain associated to a smooth convex obstacle in dimensions $d\geq 3$. Specifically, we will discuss analogues of the Mikhlin Multiplier Theorem, Littlewood-Paley Theory, and Hardy inequalities, culminating in a proof that homogeneous Sobolev norms defined with respect to the Dirichlet and whole-space Laplacians are equivalent for the sharp ranges of integrability exponent $p$ and regularity $s$. Counterexamples are included to show that these results are indeed sharp. In particular, we precisely settle the question of boundedness of Riesz transforms on $L^p$, including the endpoint. The utility of such results in the study of nonlinear PDE is that they allow us to deduce important results, such as the fractional product and chain rules for the Dirichlet Laplacian, directly from the classical Euclidean setting. As an application, we discuss the local well-posedness and stability problems for energy-critical NLS. All the results of this paper play an essential role in the authors' proof of large-data global well-posedness and scattering for the energy-critical NLS in three dimensional exterior domains; see arXiv:1208:4904.

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arXiv2014

Solitons and scattering for the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation on $\mathbb{R}^3$

We consider the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation: \[ i\partial_t u = -Δu - |u|^2u + |u|^4u. \] In the first part of the paper, we analyze the one-parameter family of ground-state solitons associated to this equation with particular attention to the shape of the associated mass/energy curve. Additionally, we are able to characterize the kernel of the linearized operator about such solitons and to demonstrate that they occur as optimizers for a one-parameter family of inequalities of Gagliardo--Nirenberg type. Building on this work, in the latter part of the paper we prove that scattering holds for solutions belonging to the region $\mathcal{R}$ of the mass/energy plane where the virial is positive. We show this region is partially bounded by solitons but also by rescalings of solitons (which are not soliton solutions in their own right). The discovery of rescaled solitons in this context is new and highlights an unexpected limitation of any virial-based methodology.

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arXiv2014

Scale invariant Strichartz estimates on tori and applications

We prove scale-invariant Strichartz inequalities for the Schrodinger equation on rectangular tori (rational or irrational) in all dimensions. We use these estimates to give a unified and simpler treatment of local well-posedness of the energy-critical nonlinear Schrodinger equation in dimensions three and four.

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arXiv2012

Quintic NLS in the exterior of a strictly convex obstacle

We consider the defocusing energy-critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the exterior of a smooth compact strictly convex obstacle in three dimensions. For the initial-value problem with Dirichlet boundary condition we prove global well-posedness and scattering for all initial data in the energy space.

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arXiv2012

Blowup behaviour for the nonlinear Klein--Gordon equation

We analyze the blowup behaviour of solutions to the focusing nonlinear Klein--Gordon equation in spatial dimensions $d\geq 2$. We obtain upper bounds on the blowup rate, both globally in space and in light cones. The results are sharp in the conformal and sub-conformal cases. The argument relies on Lyapunov functionals derived from the dilation identity. We also prove that the critical Sobolev norm diverges near the blowup time.

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arXiv2011

Global well-posedness of the Gross--Pitaevskii and cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equations with non-vanishing boundary conditions

We consider the Gross--Pitaevskii equation on $\R^4$ and the cubic-quintic nonlinear Schrödinger equation (NLS) on $\R^3$ with non-vanishing boundary conditions at spatial infinity. By viewing these equations as perturbations to the energy-critical NLS, we prove that they are globally well-posed in their energy spaces. In particular, we prove unconditional uniqueness in the energy spaces for these equations.

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arXiv2011

Smooth solutions to the nonlinear wave equation can blow up on Cantor sets

We construct $C^\infty$ solutions to the one-dimensional nonlinear wave equation $$ u_{tt} - u_{xx} - \tfrac{2(p+2)}{p^2} |u|^p u=0 \quad \text{with} \quad p>0 $$ that blow up on any prescribed uniformly space-like $C^\infty$ hypersurface. As a corollary, we show that smooth solutions can blow up (at the first instant) on an arbitrary compact set. We also construct solutions that blow up on general space-like $C^k$ hypersurfaces, but only when $4/p$ is not an integer and $k > (3p+4)/p$.

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arXiv2010

Energy-critical NLS with quadratic potentials

We consider the defocusing $\dot H^1$-critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation in all dimensions ($n\geq 3$) with a quadratic potential $V(x)=\pm \tfrac12 |x|^2$. We show global well-posedness for radial initial data obeying $\nabla u_0(x), xu_0(x) \in L^2$. In view of the potential $V$, this is the natural energy space. In the repulsive case, we also prove scattering. We follow the approach pioneered by Bourgain and Tao in the case of no potential; indeed, we include a proof of their results that incorporates a couple of simplifications discovered while treating the problem with quadratic potential.

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arXiv2010

Scattering for the cubic Klein--Gordon equation in two space dimensions

We consider both the defocusing and focusing cubic nonlinear Klein--Gordon equations $$ u_{tt} - Δu + u \pm u^3 =0 $$ in two space dimensions for real-valued initial data $u(0)\in H^1_x$ and $u_t(0)\in L^2_x$. We show that in the defocusing case, solutions are global and have finite global $L^4_{t,x}$ spacetime bounds. In the focusing case, we characterize the dichotomy between this behaviour and blowup for initial data with energy less than that of the ground state. These results rely on analogous statements for the two-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schrödinger equation, which are known in the defocusing case and for spherically-symmetric initial data in the focusing case. Thus, our results are mostly unconditional. It was previously shown by Nakanishi that spacetime bounds for Klein--Gordon equations imply the same for nonlinear Schrödinger equations.

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