Constructive proofs for some semilinear PDEs on $H^2(e^{|x{|}^2/4},{\mathbb{R}}^d)$

Abstract

We develop computer-assisted tools to study semilinear equations of the form \begin{equation*} -Δu -\frac{x}{2}\cdot \nabla{u}= f(x,u,\nabla u) ,\quad x\in\mathbb{R}^d. \end{equation*} Such equations appear naturally in several contexts, and in particular when looking for self-similar solutions of parabolic PDEs. We develop a general methodology, allowing us not only to prove the existence of solutions, but also to describe them very precisely. We introduce a spectral approach based on an eigenbasis of $\mathcal{L}:=-\Delta -\frac{x}{2}\cdot \nabla$ in spherical coordinates, together with a quadrature rule allowing to deal with nonlinearities, in order to get accurate approximate solutions. We then use a Newton-Kantorovich argument, in an appropriate weighted Sobolev space, to prove the existence of a nearby exact solution. We apply our approach to nonlinear heat equations, to nonlinear Schrödinger equations and to a generalised viscous Burgers equation, and obtain both radial and non-radial self-similar profiles.

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