On Modified Scattering for 1D Quadratic Klein–Gordon Equations With Non-Generic Potentials. (5th February 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lindblad, Hans; Lührmann, Jonas; Schlag, Wilhelm; Soffer, Avy
• Is Part Of: International mathematics research notices. Volume 2023:Number 6(2023)
• Page Start: 5118
• Page End: 5208
• Publication Date: 2022-02-05
• Subjects: Mathematics -- Periodicals; 510
• DOI: 10.1093/imrn/rnac010
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1073-7928

Abstract

Abstract: We consider the asymptotic behavior of small global-in-time solutions to a 1D Klein–Gordon equation with a spatially localized, variable coefficient quadratic nonlinearity and a non-generic linear potential. The purpose of this work is to continue the investigation of the occurrence of a novel modified scattering behavior of the solutions that involves a logarithmic slow-down of the decay rate along certain rays. This phenomenon is ultimately caused by the threshold resonance of the linear Klein–Gordon operator. It was previously uncovered for the special case of the zero potential in [51 ]. The Klein–Gordon model considered in this paper is motivated by the asymptotic stability problem for kink solutions arising in classical scalar field theories on the real line.