Dispersive estimates using scattering theory for matrix Hamiltonian equations

Abstract

We develop the techniques of \cite{KS1} and \cite{ES1} in order to derive dispersive estimates for a matrix Hamiltonian equation defined by linearizing about a minimal mass soliton solution of a saturated, focussing nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation {c} i u_t + \Delta u + \beta (|u|^2) u = 0 u(0,x) = u_0 (x), in $\reals^3$. These results have been seen before, though we present a new approach using scattering theory techniques. In further works, we will numerically and analytically study the existence of a minimal mass soliton, as well as the spectral assumptions made in the analysis presented here.