Dynamics near the origin of the long range scattering for the one-dimensional Schrodinger equation

Abstract

We consider the cubic Schrodinger equation on the line, for which the scattering theory requires modifications due to long range effects. We revisit the construction of the modified wave operator, and recall the construction of its inverse, in order to describe the asymptotic behavior of these operators near the origin. At leading order, these operators, whose definition includes a nonlinear modification in the phase compared to the linear dynamics, correspond to the identity. We compute explicitly the first corrector in the asymptotic expansion, and justify this expansion by error estimates.