The radiation compatibility conjecture for multi-soliton singularity formation

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Fix soliton parameters AA, λ\boldsymbol{\lambda}, ν\nu, and σ\sigma. Let ϕrad\phi_{\mathrm{rad}} be a smooth solution of the wave equation □ϕrad=0\Box\phi_{\mathrm{rad}}=0 satisfying

∥ϕtν/2−1∥L∞(M)<∞.\left\lVert \phi t^{\nu/2-1}\right\rVert_{L^\infty(\mathcal{M})}<\infty.

For each z∈Az\in A, write tzν/2−1ϕrad∣xz=0=rzt_z^{\nu/2-1}\phi_{\mathrm{rad}}|_{x_z=0}=\mathfrak{r}_z. Radiation compatibility conjecture. There exists a smooth singularity-forming solution of the energy-critical wave equation satisfying the stated pointwise convergences if and only if there exists such a radiation solution for which

−πνλ03/2+λ02∑zˉ∈A∖{0}2πσzˉλzˉ−1/2(1+∣zˉ∣)ν/2∣zˉ∣γzˉν/2−1+2πr0=0,-\pi\nu\boldsymbol{\lambda}_0^{3/2}+\boldsymbol{\lambda}_0^2\sum_{\bar{z}\in A\setminus \{0\}}2\pi\sigma_{\bar{z}}\boldsymbol{\lambda}^{-1/2}_{\bar{z}}\frac{(1+\left\lvert \bar{z}\right\rvert)^{\nu/2}}{\left\lvert \bar{z}\right\rvert}\gamma_{\bar{z}}^{\nu/2-1}+2\pi\mathfrak{r}_0=0,

and the analogous Lorentz-boosted condition holds for every z∈Az\in A. The condition is proposed as a necessary compatibility requirement for constructing smooth multi-soliton singularities, but the source does not establish either implication.

References

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Istvan Kadar, “Smooth finite time singularity formation without quantization”, arXiv:2603.14985 (2026).

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