The scattering conjecture for mass-critical NLS

Let uu solve the mass-critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation on Rd{\mathbf{R}}^d, let M(u)M(u) denote its mass, and let S(u)S(u) denote its scattering size. Define

m0:=inf{m0:A(m)=+},m_0:=\inf\{m\geq 0:A(m)=+\infty\},

where A(m)A(m) is the supremum of S(u)S(u) over solutions with M(u)mM(u)\leq m. In the focusing case, let QQ be the ground state satisfying

ΔQ+Q1+4/d=Q.\Delta Q+Q^{1+4/d}=Q.

Scattering conjecture. In the defocusing case (μ=+1\mu=+1) we have m0=+m_0=+\infty, while in the focusing case (μ=1\mu=-1) we have m0=M(Q)m_0=M(Q). This predicts global well-posedness and scattering for every defocusing L2L^2 datum and identifies the ground-state mass as the sharp threshold in the focusing problem. The statement is presented as a conjecture in the source; its resolution is not specified in the supplied material.

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Terence Tao, Monica Visan and Xiaoyi Zhang, “Minimal-mass blowup solutions of the mass-critical NLS”, arXiv:math/0609690 (2006).

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