Zero-free conjecture for the auxiliary function in fractional Schrödinger equations

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Let calpha(1,2)calpha\in(1,2), and let calpsi(t)calpsi(t) be the function defined in the paper by equation (psidf). Zero-free conjecture. The function calpsi(t)calpsi(t) has no zeros on (0,)(0,\infty), namely

ψ(t)0\psi(t)\neq 0

for all t>0t>0. If true, this would imply well-posedness of the corresponding backward fractional Schrödinger problem for all T>0T>0 when ν=α\nu=\alpha and 1<α<21<\alpha<2. The conjecture remains open; the paper contrasts it with the fractional diffusion-wave case, where zeros of the corresponding function are known to exist.

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S. E. Chorfi, F. Et-tahri, L. Maniar and M. Yamamoto, “Forward and backward problems for abstract time-fractional Schrödinger equations”, arXiv:2510.03600 (2025).

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