Modified scattering for the Klein-Gordon equation with the critical nonlinearity in three dimensions

Abstract

In this paper, we consider the final state problem for the nonlinear Klein-Gordon equation (NLKG) with a critical nonlinearity in three space dimensions. We prove that for a given asymptotic profile, there exists a solution to (NLKG) which converges to given asymptotic profile as t to infinity. Here the asymptotic profile is given by the leading term of the solution to the linear Klein-Gordon equation with a logarithmic phase correction. Construction of a suitable approximate solution is based on the combination of Fourier series expansion for the nonlinearity used in our previous paper and smooth modification of phase correction by Ginibre-Ozawa.