Narrow Results

We prove for a class of nonlinear Schrödinger systems (NLS) having two nonlinear bound states that the (generic) large time behavior is characterized by decay of the excited state, asymptotic approach to the nonlinear ground state and dispersive radiation. Our analysis elucidates the mechanism through which initial conditions which are very near the excited state branch evolve into a (nonlinear) ground state, a phenomenon known as ground state selection. Key steps in the analysis are the introduction of a particular linearization and the derivation of a normal form which reflects the dynamics on all time scales and yields, in particular, nonlinear master equations. Then, a novel multiple time scale dynamic stability theory is developed. Consequently, we give a detailed description of the asymptotic behavior of the two bound state NLS for all small initial data. The methods are general and can be extended to treat NLS with more than two bound states and more general nonlinearities including those of Hartree–Fock type.

We consider the scattering problem for the nonlinear Klein–Gordon Equation with long range nonlinearity in one dimension. We prove that for all prescribed asymptotic solutions there is a solution of the equation with such behavior, for some choice of initial data. In the case the nonlinearity has the good sign (repulsive) the result hold for arbitrary size asymptotic data. The method of proof is based on reducing the long range phase effects to an ODE; this is done via an appropriate ansatz. We also find the complete asymptotic expansion of the solutions.