A class of nonlinear Schrödinger equations with concentrated nonlinearity (Q5929869)

The authors of this interesting paper consider the one-dimensional nonlinear Schrödinger equation with a nonlinearity concentrated in a finite number of points. The Schrödinger equation has the form: \[ i(\partial /\partial t)\psi (t)=-\triangle \psi (t)+\sum_{j=1}^n\alpha _j(t)\delta _{y_j}\psi (t), \quad \psi (0)=\psi _0, \] where \(\delta _{y_j}\) denotes the Dirac measure in \(y_j\) (\(j=1,2,\dots ,n\)) (\(n\) points on the real line), \(\alpha _j(t)\) (\(j=1,2,\dots ,n\)) are given functions. This problem describes an evolution with interactions concentrated in \(n\) points \(y_j\) of given time-dependent strengths \(\alpha _j(t)\) (\(j=1,2,\dots ,n\)). Detailed results on the local existence of the solutions in fractional Sobolev spaces \(H^p\) are shown. The conservation of the \(L^2-\)norm and the energy of solutions are proved. A global existence result for repulsive and weakly attractive interaction in the space \(H^1\) is shown as well. The blow-up phenomenon is investigated. This includes the existence of blow-up solutions for strongly attractive interaction.