The stable-manifold conjecture for blowup in the quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equation

Let Ws(0)C(T1,R)\mathcal{W}^s(0)\subseteq C(\mathbb{T}^1,\mathbb{R}) be the strong stable manifold of the zero equilibrium for the nonlinear heat equation

ut=uxx+u2.u_t=u_{xx}+u^2.

Consider real initial data u0C(T1,R)u_0\in C(\mathbb{T}^1,\mathbb{R}) with summable Fourier coefficients for the quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equation

iut=uxx+u2.i u_t=u_{xx}+u^2.

Stable-manifold conjecture. Such initial data are globally well-posed under the nonlinear Schrödinger dynamics if and only if u0Ws(0)u_0\notin\mathcal{W}^s(0).

Equivalently, the conjecture identifies the codimension-one set of real initial data producing blowup with the strong stable manifold of the zero equilibrium for the nonlinear heat equation. The paper offers numerical and heuristic evidence, but no proof is given.

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Primary source

Jonathan Jaquette, “Mechanisms of unstable blowup in a quadratic nonlinear Schrödinger equation”, arXiv:2406.00762 (2024).

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