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Threshold phenomenon for the quintic wave equation in three dimensions

Analysis of PDEs 2012-09-06 v2

Abstract

For the critical focusing wave equation u=u5\Box u = u^5 on R3+1\R^{3+1} in the radial case, we establish the role of the "center stable" manifold Σ\Sigma constructed in \cite{KS} near the ground state (W,0)(W,0) as a threshold between type I blowup and scattering to zero, establishing a conjecture going back to numerical work by Bizo\'n, Chmaj, Tabor. The underlying topology is stronger than the energy norm.

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@article{arxiv.1209.0347,
  title  = {Threshold phenomenon for the quintic wave equation in three dimensions},
  author = {Joachim Krieger and Kenji Nakanishi and Wilhelm Schlag},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1209.0347},
  year   = {2012}
}
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