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Petite Conjecture on temporal behavior of localized dispersive solutions

Prove the Petite Conjecture asserting that any sufficiently regular, spatially localized solution of a dispersive equation is (asymptotically) almost periodic in time.

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Background

In discussing the possible long‑time behavior of localized states (including potential breathers), the author points to a conjectural structural property: temporal almost periodicity of localized, regular solutions.

Such a result would strongly constrain non‑radiative dynamics in nonlinear dispersive equations and clarify the landscape of possible coherent structures beyond solitons.

References

An Ansatz about that , the Petite Conjecture, states that a localized solution which is also regular enough, of a dispersive equation, must be an (asymptotically) almost periodic function of time.

A New Paradigm For Scattering Theory of Linear And Nonlinear Waves: Review And Open Problem (2408.14269 - Soffer, 26 Aug 2024) in Section: Asymptotic Completeness