Universal quartic-root blowup conjecture for peak-type biharmonic NLS solutions

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Let ψ\psi be a peak-type singular solution of the supercritical biharmonic nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Let SB(ρ)S_{\mathrm B}(\rho) be a radial self-similar profile satisfying

−νSB+iκ44(2σSB+ρSB′)−Δρ2SB+∣SB∣2σSB=0,-\nu S_{\mathrm B}+i\frac{\kappa^4}{4}\left(\frac{2}{\sigma}S_{\mathrm B}+\rho S_{\mathrm B}'\right)-\Delta_\rho^2S_{\mathrm B}+|S_{\mathrm B}|^{2\sigma}S_{\mathrm B}=0,

with SB′(0)=SB”′(0)=0S_{\mathrm B}'(0)=S_{\mathrm B}”'(0)=0, SB(∞)=0S_{\mathrm B}(\infty)=0, and H[SB]=0H[S_{\mathrm B}]=0. Universal quartic-root blowup conjecture. The collapsing core approaches ψSB\psi_{S_{\mathrm B}}; the profile is the unique admissible solution, SB≠RBS_{\mathrm B}\neq R_{\mathrm B}, and

L(t)∼κ(Tc−t)1/4,κ>0.L(t)\sim\kappa(T_{\rm c}-t)^{1/4},\qquad \kappa>0.

Moreover,

κ=lim⁡t→TcL(t)(Tc−t)1/4=κadmis.(σ,d,ν),\kappa=\lim_{t\to T_{\rm c}}\frac{L(t)}{(T_{\rm c}-t)^{1/4}}=\kappa^{\rm admis.}(\sigma,d,\nu),

so the blowup coefficient is universal and independent of the initial condition. These are conjectural conclusions summarized by the paper; the admissible profile and its selection remain unproved.

References

Primary source

Guy Baruch and Gadi Fibich, “Singular solutions of the L^2-supercritical biharmonic Nonlinear Schrodinger equation”, arXiv:1011.5522 (2010).

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