The critical-norm scattering conjecture for defocusing NLS in Euclidean space

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Consider the defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equation

iut+Δu=∣u∣αuiu_t+\Delta u=|u|^{\alpha}u

in Rd\mathbb{R}^d, with d≥1d\geq 1 and α≥4/d\alpha\geq 4/d. Set sc=d/2−2/αs_c=d/2-2/\alpha, and let u:I×Rd→Cu:I\times\mathbb{R}^d\to\mathbb{C} be a maximal-lifespan solution. Critical-norm scattering conjecture. If

u∈Lt∞H˙xsc(I×Rd),u\in L_t^\infty \dot{H}_x^{s_c}(I\times\mathbb{R}^d),

then uu is global and scatters as t→±∞t\to\pm\infty. This is the conjectural global well-posedness and scattering principle under a priori critical-norm control; many mass- and energy-critical cases and several other ranges are known, but the full statement remains open.

References

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Xuan Liu, Yilin Song and Jiqiang Zheng, “Scattering theory for the defocusing 3d NLS in the exterior of a strictly convex obstacle”, arXiv:2412.13215 (2025).

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