Ground state conjecture for energy-critical NLS

Let d3d\geq 3 and consider the focusing energy-critical initial-value problem with initial data u0H˙1(Rd)u_0\in\dot{H}^1(\mathbb{R}^d). Let WW be the radial ground state satisfying

ΔRdW=W4d2W,\Delta_{\mathbb{R}^d}W=-|W|^{\frac{4}{d-2}}W,

and suppose that the solution u(t)u(t) has lifespan II and satisfies

suptIu(t)H˙1(Rd)<WH˙1(Rd).\sup_{t\in I}\|u(t)\|_{\dot{H}^1(\mathbb{R}^d)}<\|W\|_{\dot{H}^1(\mathbb{R}^d)}.

Ground state conjecture. The solution extends uniquely to a global solution uC(R:H˙1(Rd))u\in C(\mathbb{R}:\dot{H}^1(\mathbb{R}^d)) of

(it+ΔRd)u=uu4d2,u(0)=u0,(i\partial_t+\Delta_{\mathbb{R}^d})u=-u|u|^{\frac{4}{d-2}},\qquad u(0)=u_0,

and scatters: there exist ϕ±H˙1(Rd)\phi^{\pm}\in\dot{H}^1(\mathbb{R}^d) such that

u(t)eitΔRdϕ±H˙10as t±.\|u(t)-e^{it\Delta_{\mathbb{R}^d}}\phi^{\pm}\|_{\dot{H}^1}\longrightarrow 0\quad\text{as }t\longrightarrow\pm\infty.

This is the below-ground-state scattering assertion for focusing energy-critical NLS. It concerns global existence and scattering below the ground-state threshold; the supplied source does not indicate whether the conjecture has been resolved.

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Primary source

Qingtang Su and Zehua Zhao, “Dynamics of subcritical threshold solutions for energy-critical NLS”, arXiv:1811.07239 (2018).

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