Nonhomogeneous Initial Boundary Value Problems for Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations

The dissertation focuses on the initial boundary value problems (IBVPs) of a class of nonlinear Schrodinger equations posed on a half plane R x R+ and on a strip domain R x [0,L] with Dirichlet nonhomogeneous boundary data in a two-dimensional plane. Compared with pure initial value problems (IVPs), IBVPs over part of entire space with boundaries are more applicable to the reality and can provide more accurate data to physical experiments or practical problems. Although there is less research that has been made for IBVPs than that for IVPs, more attention has been paid for IBVPs recently. In particular, this thesis studies the local well-posedness of the equation for the appropriate initial and boundary data in Sobolev spaces H^s with non-negative s and investigates the global well-posedness in the H^1-space. The main strategy, especially for the local well-posedness, is to derive an equivalent integral equation (whose solution is called mild solution) from the original equation by semi-group theory and then perform the Banach fixed-point argument. However, along the process, it is essential to select proper auxiliary function spaces and prepare all the corresponding norm estimates to complete the argument. In fact, the IBVP posed on R x R+ and the one posed on R x [0,L] are two independent problems because the techniques adopted are different. The first problem is more related to the initial value problem (IVP) posed on the whole plane R^2 and the major ingredients are Strichartz's estimate and its generalized theory. On the other hand, the second problem can be studied as an IVP over a half-line and periodic domain, which is established on the analysis for series inspired by Bourgain's work. Moreover, the corresponding smoothing properties and regularity conditions of the solution are also considered.