Optimal time decay of the quantum Landau equation in the whole space

We are concerned with the Cauchy problem of the quantum Landau equation in the whole space. The existence of local in time nearby quantum Maxwellian solutions is proved by the iteration method and generalized maximum principle. Based on Kawashima's compensating function and nonlinear energy estimates, the global existence and the optimal time decay rate of those solutions are obtained under some conditions on initial data. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.