Norm approximation for many-body quantum dynamics: focusing case in low dimensions

Abstract

We study the norm approximation to the Schr\"odinger dynamics of $N$ bosons in $\mathbb{R}^d$ ($d=1,2$) with an interaction potential of the form $N^{d\beta-1}w(N^{\beta}(x-y))$. Here we are interested in the focusing case $w\le 0$. Assuming that there is complete Bose-Einstein condensation in the initial state, we show that in the large $N$ limit, the evolution of the condensate is effectively described by a nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation and the evolution of the fluctuations around the condensate is governed by a quadratic Hamiltonian, resulting from Bogoliubov approximation. Our result holds true for all $\beta>0$ when $d=1$ and for all $0<\beta<1$ when $d=2$.