Supercritical BNLS peak-type singularity conjecture

Let ψ\psi be a peak-type singular solution of the supercritical BNLS, let L(t)L(t) be its collapsing length scale, let TcT_{\rm c} be the collapse time, and set ρ=r/L(t)\rho=r/L(t). Define

τ(t)=s=0t1L4(s)ds.\tau(t)=\int_{s=0}^{t}\frac{1}{L^{4}(s)}\,ds.

Let B(ρ)B(\rho) be the self-similar profile, let R(ρ)R(\rho) be the ground-state profile from the stationary equation, let H[B]H[B] be the Hamiltonian, and let κ>0\kappa>0. Supercritical BNLS peak-type singularity conjecture. The collapsing core approaches

ψ(t,r)ψB(t,r),0rrc,\psi(t,r)\sim\psi_B(t,r),\qquad 0\leq r\leq r_c,

where

ψB(t,r)=1L2/σ(t)B(ρ)eiτ(t).\psi_B(t,r)=\frac{1}{L^{2/\sigma}(t)}B(\rho)e^{i\tau(t)}.

The profile satisfies

B(ρ)+iκ44(2σB+ρB)ΔρB+B2σB=0,-B(\rho)+i\frac{\kappa^4}{4}\left(\frac{2}{\sigma}B+\rho B'\right)-\Delta_\rho B+|B|^{2\sigma}B=0,

with

B(0)=1,B(0)=B(0)=0,H[B]=0.B(0)=1,\qquad B'(0)=B”'(0)=0,\qquad H[B]=0.

It differs from the ground state, B(ρ)R(ρ)B(\rho)\neq R(\rho), and is the unique admissible solution with unique κ=κ(σ,d)\kappa=\kappa(\sigma,d) for which B(ρ)|B(\rho)| is monotonically decreasing and

B(ρ)ρ2/σi4/κ4(ρ).B(\rho)\sim\rho^{-2/\sigma-i4/\kappa^4}\qquad(\rho\to\infty).

The blowup rate is exactly quartic-root:

L(t)κ(Tct)1/4,L(t)\sim\kappa(T_{\rm c}-t)^{1/4},

and

κ=limtTcL(t)(Tct)1/4=κ(σ,d).\kappa=\lim_{t\to T_{\rm c}}\frac{L(t)}{(T_{\rm c}-t)^{1/4}}=\kappa(\sigma,d).

Thus κ\kappa is universal and independent of the initial condition. This is a comprehensive formal conjecture about supercritical peak-type collapse, combining the predicted profile, its asymptotics, uniqueness, and the universal quartic-root rate. The source supplies no resolution.

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Primary source

G. Baruch, G. Fibich and E. Mandelbaum, “Singular solutions of the biharmonic Nonlinear Schrodinger equation”, arXiv:0912.1233 (2009).

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