Norm-inflation for periodic NLS equations in negative Sobolev spaces

In this paper we consider Schr{\"o}dinger equations with nonlinearities of odd order 2$\sigma$ + 1 on T^d. We prove that for $\sigma$d$\ge$2, they are strongly illposed in the Sobolev space H^s for any s \textless{} 0, exhibiting norm-inflation with infinite loss of regularity. In the case of the one-dimensional cubic nonlinear Schr{\"o}dinger equation and its renormalized version we prove such a result for H^s with s \textless{} --2/3.Comment: 18 page

A Canonical Quadratic Form on the Determinant Line of a Flat Vector Bundle

We introduce and study a canonical quadratic form, called the torsion quadratic form, of the determinant line of a flat vector bundle over a closed oriented odd-dimensional manifold. This quadratic form caries less information than the refined analytic torsion, introduced in our previous work, but is easier to construct and closer related to the combinatorial Farber-Turaev torsion. In fact, the torsion quadratic form can be viewed as an analytic analogue of the Poincare-Reidemeister scalar product, introduced by Farber and Turaev. Moreover, it is also closely related to the complex analytic torsion defined by Cappell and Miller and we establish the precise relationship between the two. In addition, we show that up to an explicit factor, which depends on the Euler structure, and a sign the Burghelea-Haller complex analytic torsion, whenever it is defined, is equal to our quadratic form. We conjecture a formula for the value of the torsion quadratic form at the Farber-Turaev torsion and prove some weak version of this conjecture. As an application we establish a relationship between the Cappell-Miller and the combinatorial torsions.Comment: 13 page

A Refinement of the Ray-Singer Torsion

This is a short version of math.DG/0505537. For an acyclic representation of the fundamental group of a compact oriented odd-dimensional manifold, which is close enough to a unitary representation, we define a refinement of the Ray-Singer torsion associated to this representation. This new invariant can be viewed as an analytic counterpart of the refined combinatorial torsion introduced by Turaev. The refined analytic torsion is a holomorphic function of the representation of the fundamental group. When the representation is unitary, the absolute value of the refined analytic torsion is equal to the Ray-Singer torsion, while its phase is determined by the eta-invariant. The fact that the Ray-Singer torsion and the eta-invariant can be combined into one holomorphic function allows to use methods of complex analysis to study both invariants.Comment: 6 pages, to apper in Comptes rendus Acad. Sci. Pari