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We consider the question of global existence of small, smooth, and localized solutions of a certain fractional semilinear cubic NLS in one dimension, $$i\partial_t u - \Lambda u = c_0{|u|}^2 u + c_1 u^3 + c_2 u \bar{u}^2 + c_3 \bar{u}^3,…
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