On the cubic NLS on 3D compact domains

We prove bilinear estimates for the Schr\"odinger equation on 3D domains, with Dirichlet boundary conditions. On non-trapping domains, they match the $\mathbb{R}^3$ case, while on bounded domains they match the generic boundary less manifold case. As an application, we obtain global well-posedness for the defocusing cubic NLS for data in $H^s_0(\Omega)$, $1<s\leq 3$, with $\Omega$ any bounded domain with smooth boundary.Comment: 15 pages, updated references and corrected typos. To appear in Journal of the Institute of Mathematics of Jussie

On uniqueness for the critical wave equation

We prove the uniqueness of weak solutions to the critical defocusing wave equation in 3D under a local energy inequality condition. More precisely, we prove the uniqueness of $u \in L^\infty\_t(\dot{H}^{1})\cap \dot{W}^{1,\infty}\_t(L^2)$, under the condition that $u$ verifies some local energy inequalities.Comment: 12 pages, to appear in Comm. Partial Differential Equation

Dispersion for the wave equation inside strictly convex domains I: the Friedlander model case

We consider a model case for a strictly convex domain of dimension $d\geq 2$ with smooth boundary and we describe dispersion for the wave equation with Dirichlet boundary conditions. More specifically, we obtain the optimal fixed time decay rate for the smoothed out Green function: a $t^{1/4}$ loss occurs with respect to the boundary less case, due to repeated occurrences of swallowtail type singularities in the wave front set.Comment: 53 pages, 4 figures, to appear in Annals of Math. Fixed typos, added remark

A profile decomposition approach to the L∞/t (L3/ x) Navier–Stokes regularity criterion

In this paper we continue to develop an alternative viewpoint on recent studies of Navier–Stokes regularity in critical spaces, a program which was started in the recent work by Kenig and Koch (Ann Inst H Poincaré Anal Non Linéaire 28(2):159–187, 2011). Specifically, we prove that strong solutions which remain bounded in the space L3(R3) do not become singular in finite time, a known result established by Escauriaza et al. (Uspekhi Mat Nauk 58(2(350)):3–44, 2003) in the context of suitable weak solutions. Here, we use the method of “critical elements” which was recently developed by Kenig and Merle to treat critical dispersive equations. Our main tool is a “profile decomposition” for the Navier–Stokes equations in critical Besov spaces which we develop here. As a byproduct of this tool, assuming a singularity-producing initial datum for Navier–Stokes exists in a critical Lebesgue or Besov space, we show there is one with minimal norm, generalizing a result of Rusin and Sverak (J Funct Anal 260(3):879–891, 2011)

Square function and heat flow estimates on domains

The first purpose of this note is to provide a proof of the usual square function estimate on Lp (?). It turns out to follow directly from a generic Mikhlin multiplier theorem obtained by Alexopoulos, which mostly relies on Gaussian bounds on the heat kernel. We also provide a simple proof of a weaker version of the square function estimate, which is enough in most instances involving dispersive PDEs. Moreover, we obtain, by a relatively simple integration by parts, several useful Lp (?; H) bounds for the derivatives of the heat ?ow with values in a given Hilbert space H

Bilinear virial identities and applications

We prove bilinear virial identities for the nonlinear Schrodinger equation, which are extensions of the Morawetz interaction inequalities. We recover and extend known bilinear improvements to Strichartz inequalities and provide applications to various nonlinear problems, most notably on domains with boundaries.Comment: 30 pages, final version to appear in the Annales Scientifiques de l'EN

Self-improving bounds for the Navier-Stokes equations

We consider regular solutions to the Navier-Stokes equation and provide an extension to the Escauriaza-Seregin-Sverak blow-up criterion in the negative regularity Besov scale, with regularity arbitrarly close to -1. Our results rely on turning a priori bounds for the solution in negative Besov spaces into bounds in the positive regularity scale.Comment: 11 pages, updated references, to appear in Bull. Soc. Math. Franc