Dispersive estimates using scattering theory for matrix Hamiltonian equations (Q2275852)

Let \(\beta: \mathbb{R}_+\rightarrow \mathbb{R}\) be a function of the form \(\beta(s)=s^{p/2}(1+s^{\frac{p-q}{2}})^{-1}\), \(0<q<\frac{4}{3}\) and \(p\geq 2\). In this paper, a nonlinear Schrödinger equation \[ iu_t+\Delta u +\beta(|u|^2)u=0, u(0,x)=u_0(x) \] is considered in \(\mathbb{R}\times \mathbb{R}^3\) for two types of saturated nonlinearities \(p>2+\frac{4}{3}\) and \(p=2\). The main result of the paper states that, if \(\beta\) satisfies some admissibility conditions, then the dispersive estimates hold true for a matrix Hamiltonian equation defined by linearizing about a minimal mass soliton solution of the above equation. Although estimates of this type were known before (see, for example, [\textit{W. Schlag}, ``Dispersive estimates for Schrödinger operators: a survey'', preprint (2005), \url{arXiv:math/0501037}]), in this paper, the author presents a new approach using scattering theory techniques.