Electronic Journal of Differential Equations, Vol. 2005(2005), No. 141, pp. 1-17. Title: Nonlinear decay and scattering of solutions to a Bretherton equation in several space dimensions Author: Akmel De Godefroy (Univ. d'Abidjan Cocody, Cote d'Ivoire) Abstract: We consider a Cauchy problem for the $n$-dimensional Bretherton equation. We establish the existence of a global solution and study its long-time behavior, with small data. This is done using the oscillatory integral techniques considered in [5]. Submitted October 12, 2005. Published December 5, 2005. Math Subject Classifications: 35B40, 35Q10, 35Q20. Key Words: Asymptotic behavior; scattering problem; Bretherton equation.