On some semilinear equations of Schrödinger type (Q4415548)

The paper aims to prove the existence (on finite times) of solutions to the initial-value problem for an equation of the nonlinear Schrödinger type for a scalar complex function \(u(t,x_n)\) in a multidimensional space: \[ \frac{\partial u}{\partial t} + iH\left({\mathbf x},\frac{\partial} {\partial {\mathbf r}}\right)u = F\left(u, \frac{\partial u}{\partial {\mathbf r}}\right), \] where \(H\) is a linear second-order operator, and the right-hand side of the equation is nonlinear. A rigorous proof of the finite-time existence of the single solution to the Cauchy problem for this equation is developed, under the condition that the initial configuration belongs to a certain functional class. The proof is based on the procedure of parabolic regularization: a small dissipative (diffusion) term, \(\varepsilon \Delta u\), where \(\varepsilon\) is a positive constant, and \(\Delta\) is the Laplacian, is added to the right-hand side of the equation. The existence of the solution is first proved for finite \(\varepsilon\), and then transition to the limit \(\varepsilon\to 0\) is performed.