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Unique continuation properties for one dimensional higher order Schr\"{o}dinger equations

Analysis of PDEs 2022-03-22 v2

Abstract

We study two types of unique continuation properties for the higher order Schr\"{o}dinger equation with potential itu=(Δx)mu+V(t,x)u,(t,x)R1+n,2mN+. i\partial_tu=(-\Delta_x)^mu+V(t,x)u,\quad(t,x)\in\mathbb{R}^{1+n},\,2\leq m\in\mathbb{N}_+. The first one says if uu has certain exponential decay at two times, then u0u\equiv0, and this result is sharp by constructing critical non-trivial solutions. The second one says if u0u\equiv0 in an arbitrary half-space of R1+n\mathbb{R}^{1+n}, then u0u\equiv0 identically. The uniqueness theorems are given when n=1n=1, but we also prove partial results when nN+n\in\mathbb{N}_+ for their own interests. Possibility or obstacles to proving these unique continuation properties in higher spatial dimensions are also discussed.

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@article{arxiv.1911.12010,
  title  = {Unique continuation properties for one dimensional higher order Schr\"{o}dinger equations},
  author = {Tianxiao Huang and Shanlin Huang and Quan Zheng},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1911.12010},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

We have refined the whole paper to be more comprehensive, mainly the introduction. We also correct some mistakes concerning Examples 1.2

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