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March  2017, 37(3): 1295-1321. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2017054

Modified energy functionals and the NLS approximation

Patrick Cummings and  C. Eugene Wayne

Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA

Received  June 2016 Revised  November 2016 Published  December 2016

We consider a model equation from [14] that captures important properties of the water wave equation. We give a new proof of the fact that wave packet solutions of this equation are approximated by the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. This proof both simplifies and strengthens the results of [14] so that the approximation holds for the full interval of existence of the approximate NLS solution rather than just a subinterval. Furthermore, the proof avoids the problems associated with inverting the normal form transform in [14] by working with a modified energy functional motivated by [1] and [8].

Keywords: Modulation equation, nonlinear Schrödinger equation, normal forms, modified energy, resonance.
Mathematics Subject Classification: 35L72, 35Q55, 70K30, 70K45, 35Q35.
Citation: Patrick Cummings, C. Eugene Wayne. Modified energy functionals and the NLS approximation. Discrete & Continuous Dynamical Systems, 2017, 37 (3) : 1295-1321. doi: 10.3934/dcds.2017054
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[1]

W. Craig, Nonstrictly hyperbolic nonlinear systems, Math. Ann., 277 (1987), 213-232.  doi: 10.1007/BF01457361.  Google Scholar

[2]

W. Craig, C. Sulem and P.-L. Sulem, Nonlinear modulation of gravity waves: A rigorous approach, Nonlinearity, 5 (1992), 497-522.  doi: 10.1088/0951-7715/5/2/009.  Google Scholar

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W. -P. Düll, Justification of the Nonlinear Schrödinger approximation for a quasilinear wave equation, arXiv: 1602.08016 Google Scholar

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W. -P. Düll and M. Heẞ, Existence of long time solutions and validity of the Nonlinear Schrödinger approximation for a quasilinear dispersive equation, arXiv: 1605.08704 Google Scholar

[5]

W.-P. Düll, G. Schneider and C.E. Wayne, Justification of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation for the evolution of gravity driven 2D surface water waves in a canal of finite depth, Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal., 220 (2016), 543-602.  doi: 10.1007/s00205-015-0937-z.  Google Scholar

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P. Germain, N. Masmoudi and J. Shatah, Global solutions for the gravity water waves equation in dimension 3, Ann. of Math., 175 (2012), 691-754.  doi: 10.4007/annals.2012.175.2.6.  Google Scholar

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J.K. Hunter, M. Ifrim, D. Tataru and T.K. Wong, Long time solutions for a Burgers-Hilbert equation via a modified energy method, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 143 (2015), 3407-3412.  doi: 10.1090/proc/12215.  Google Scholar

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L.A. Kalyakin, Asymptotic decay of a one-dimensional wave packet in a nonlinear dispersive medium, Mat. Sb. (N.S.), 132 (1987), 470-495, 592.   Google Scholar

[10]

P. Kirrmann, G. Schneider and A. Mielke, The validity of modulation equations for extended systems with cubic nonlinearities, Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh Sect. A, 122 (1992), 85-91.  doi: 10.1017/S0308210500020989.  Google Scholar

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D. Lannes, Space time resonances [after Germain, Masmoudi, Shatah], Séminaire Bourbaki. Vol. 2011/2012. Astérisque, 352 (2013), 355-388.   Google Scholar

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G. Schneider, Justification of modulation equations for hyperbolic systems via normal forms, NoDEA Nonlinear Differential Equations Appl., 5 (1998), 69-82.  doi: 10.1007/s000300050034.  Google Scholar

[13]

G. Schneider, Justification and failure of the nonlinear Schröodinger equation in case of non-trivial quadratic resonances, J. Differential Equations, 216 (2005), 354-386.  doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2005.04.018.  Google Scholar

[14]

G. Schneider and C.E. Wayne, Justification of the NLS approximation for a quasilinear water wave model, J. Differential Equations, 251 (2011), 238-269.  doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2011.04.011.  Google Scholar

[15]

J. Shatah, Normal forms and quadratic nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations, Comm. Pure Appl. Math., 38 (1985), 685-696.  doi: 10.1002/cpa.3160380516.  Google Scholar

[16]

N. Totz, A justification of the modulation approximation to the 3D full water wave problem, Comm. Math. Phys., 335 (2015), 369-443.  doi: 10.1007/s00220-014-2259-7.  Google Scholar

[17]

N. Totz and S. Wu, A rigorous justification of the modulation approximation to the 2D full water wave problem, Comm. Math. Phys., 310 (2012), 817-883.  doi: 10.1007/s00220-012-1422-2.  Google Scholar

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V.E. Zakharov, Stability of periodic waves of finite amplitude on the surface of a deep fluid, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics, 9 (1968), 190-194.  doi: 10.1007/BF00913182.  Google Scholar

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References:
[1]

W. Craig, Nonstrictly hyperbolic nonlinear systems, Math. Ann., 277 (1987), 213-232.  doi: 10.1007/BF01457361.  Google Scholar

[2]

W. Craig, C. Sulem and P.-L. Sulem, Nonlinear modulation of gravity waves: A rigorous approach, Nonlinearity, 5 (1992), 497-522.  doi: 10.1088/0951-7715/5/2/009.  Google Scholar

[3]

W. -P. Düll, Justification of the Nonlinear Schrödinger approximation for a quasilinear wave equation, arXiv: 1602.08016 Google Scholar

[4]

W. -P. Düll and M. Heẞ, Existence of long time solutions and validity of the Nonlinear Schrödinger approximation for a quasilinear dispersive equation, arXiv: 1605.08704 Google Scholar

[5]

W.-P. Düll, G. Schneider and C.E. Wayne, Justification of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation for the evolution of gravity driven 2D surface water waves in a canal of finite depth, Arch. Ration. Mech. Anal., 220 (2016), 543-602.  doi: 10.1007/s00205-015-0937-z.  Google Scholar

[6]

P. Germain, Space-time resonances, arXiv: 1102.1695 Google Scholar

[7]

P. Germain, N. Masmoudi and J. Shatah, Global solutions for the gravity water waves equation in dimension 3, Ann. of Math., 175 (2012), 691-754.  doi: 10.4007/annals.2012.175.2.6.  Google Scholar

[8]

J.K. Hunter, M. Ifrim, D. Tataru and T.K. Wong, Long time solutions for a Burgers-Hilbert equation via a modified energy method, Proc. Amer. Math. Soc., 143 (2015), 3407-3412.  doi: 10.1090/proc/12215.  Google Scholar

[9]

L.A. Kalyakin, Asymptotic decay of a one-dimensional wave packet in a nonlinear dispersive medium, Mat. Sb. (N.S.), 132 (1987), 470-495, 592.   Google Scholar

[10]

P. Kirrmann, G. Schneider and A. Mielke, The validity of modulation equations for extended systems with cubic nonlinearities, Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinburgh Sect. A, 122 (1992), 85-91.  doi: 10.1017/S0308210500020989.  Google Scholar

[11]

D. Lannes, Space time resonances [after Germain, Masmoudi, Shatah], Séminaire Bourbaki. Vol. 2011/2012. Astérisque, 352 (2013), 355-388.   Google Scholar

[12]

G. Schneider, Justification of modulation equations for hyperbolic systems via normal forms, NoDEA Nonlinear Differential Equations Appl., 5 (1998), 69-82.  doi: 10.1007/s000300050034.  Google Scholar

[13]

G. Schneider, Justification and failure of the nonlinear Schröodinger equation in case of non-trivial quadratic resonances, J. Differential Equations, 216 (2005), 354-386.  doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2005.04.018.  Google Scholar

[14]

G. Schneider and C.E. Wayne, Justification of the NLS approximation for a quasilinear water wave model, J. Differential Equations, 251 (2011), 238-269.  doi: 10.1016/j.jde.2011.04.011.  Google Scholar

[15]

J. Shatah, Normal forms and quadratic nonlinear Klein-Gordon equations, Comm. Pure Appl. Math., 38 (1985), 685-696.  doi: 10.1002/cpa.3160380516.  Google Scholar

[16]

N. Totz, A justification of the modulation approximation to the 3D full water wave problem, Comm. Math. Phys., 335 (2015), 369-443.  doi: 10.1007/s00220-014-2259-7.  Google Scholar

[17]

N. Totz and S. Wu, A rigorous justification of the modulation approximation to the 2D full water wave problem, Comm. Math. Phys., 310 (2012), 817-883.  doi: 10.1007/s00220-012-1422-2.  Google Scholar

[18]

V.E. Zakharov, Stability of periodic waves of finite amplitude on the surface of a deep fluid, Journal of Applied Mechanics and Technical Physics, 9 (1968), 190-194.  doi: 10.1007/BF00913182.  Google Scholar

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