Propagation of singularities for Schrödinger equations with modestly long range type potentials (Q473125)

Summary: In a previous paper by the second author [J. Math. Soc. Japan 61, No. 1, 177--211 (2009; Zbl 1176.35045)], we discussed a characterization of the microlocal singularities for solutions to Schrödinger equations with long range type perturbations, using solutions to a Hamilton-Jacobi equation. In this paper we show that we may use Dollard type approximate solutions to the Hamilton-Jacobi equation if the perturbation satisfies somewhat stronger conditions. As applications, we describe the propagation of microlocal singularities for \(e^{itH_0}e^{-itH}\) when the potential is asymptotically homogeneous as \(|x|\to\infty\), where \(H\) is our Schrödinger operator, and \(H_0\) is the free Schrödinger operator, i.e., \(H_0=-\frac12 \triangle\). We show \(e^{itH_0}e^{-itH}\) shifts the wave front set if the potential \(V\) is asymptotically homogeneous of order 1, whereas \(e^{itH}e^{-itH_0}\) is smoothing if \(V\) is asymptotically homogenous of order \(\beta \in (1,3/2)\).