Standing waves for defocusing nonlinear Schrödinger equations with point interaction

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Authors: Noriyoshi Fukaya, Yuki Osada, Mario Rastrelli
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Abstract

We consider standing waves of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation $i\partial_t u = -Δ_αu + |u|^{p-1}u$ in the defocusing case in dimensions $N=2$ and $N=3$. Here, $-Δ_α$ denotes the Laplacian with a point interaction. This operator is bounded from below by a negative constant; consequently, unlike in the free case, the associated energy functional admits non-trivial minimizers. We establish existence and uniqueness of standing waves, and prove further qualitative properties, including radial symmetry, positivity, and stability. Moreover, we build an appropriate functional space for the zero-mass case and establish sharp decay estimates in this case.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Advanced Mathematical Physics Problems Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Stability and Controllability of Differential Equations

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Journal / source
arXiv (Cornell University)
Publication date
7 May 2026
Document type
Preprint