Wave equation with concentrated nonlinearities

Abstract

In this paper we address the problem of wave dynamics in presence of concentrated nonlinearities. Given a vector field $V$ on an open subset of $\CO^n$ and a discrete set $Y\subset\RE^3$ with $n$ elements, we define a nonlinear operator ${\Delta }_{V,Y}$ on $L^2(\RE^3)$ which coincides with the free Laplacian when restricted to regular functions vanishing at $Y$, and which reduces to the usual Laplacian with point interactions placed at $Y$ when $V$ is linear and is represented by an Hermitean matrix. We then consider the nonlinear wave equation $\ddot{\varphi }={\Delta }_{V,Y}\varphi$ and study the corresponding Cauchy problem, giving an existence and uniqueness result in the case $V$ is Lipschitz. The solution of such a problem is explicitly expressed in terms of the solutions of two Cauchy problem: one relative to a free wave equation and the other relative to an inhomogeneous ordinary differential equation with delay and principal part $\dot{\zeta }+V(\zeta )$. Main properties of the solution are given and, when $Y$ is a singleton, the mechanism and details of blow-up are studied.

Revised version. To appear in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, special issue on Singular Interactions in Quantum Mechanics: Solvable Models

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