Sub-exponential decay of operator kernels for functions of generalized Schrödinger operators

We study the decay at large distances of operator kernels of functions of generalized Schrödinger operators. We prove sub-exponential decay for functions in Gevrey classes and exponential decay for real analytic functions.

     

On decay of solutions to nonlinear Schrödinger equations

We present general results on exponential decay of finite energy solutions to stationary nonlinear Schrödinger equations. Under certain natural assumptions we show that any such solution is continuous and vanishes at infinity. This allows us to interpret the solution as a finite multiplicity eigenfunction of a certain linear Schrödinger operator and, hence, apply well-known results on the decay of eigenfunctions.

     

A bound for ratios of eigenvalues of Schrödinger operators with single-well potentials

For Schrödinger operators with nonnegative single-well potentials ratios of eigenvalues are extremal only in the case of zero potential. To prove this, we investigate some monotonicity properties of Prüfer-type variables.

     

Asymptotic Dirichlet problem for the Schrödinger operator via rough isometry

We pose and solve the asymptotic Dirichlet problem for the Schrödinger operator via rough isometries on a certain class of Riemannian manifolds. With suitable potentials, we give the solvability of the problem for a naturally defined class of data functions.

     

On the singular spectrum of Schrödinger operators with decaying potential

The relation between Hausdorff dimension of the singular spectrum of a Schrödinger operator and the decay of its potential has been extensively studied in many papers. In this work, we address similar questions from a different point of view. Our approach relies on the study of the so-called Krein systems. For Schrödinger operators, we show that some bounds on the singular spectrum, obtained recently by Remling and Christ-Kiselev, are optimal.

     

Finite propagation speed and kernel estimates for Schrödinger operators

We point out finite propagation speed phenomena for discrete and continuous Schrödinger operators and discuss various types of kernel estimates from this point of view.

     

Imbedded singular continuous spectrum for Schrödinger operators

We construct examples of potentials satisfying where the function is growing arbitrarily slowly, such that the corresponding Schrödinger operator has an imbedded singular continuous spectrum. This solves one of the fifteen ``twenty-first century" problems for Schrödinger operators posed by Barry Simon. The construction also provides the first example of a Schrödinger operator for which Möller wave operators exist but are not asymptotically complete due to the presence of a singular continuous spectrum. We also prove that if the singular continuous spectrum is empty. Therefore our result is sharp.

     

Asymptotics of eigenvalue clusters for Schrödinger operators on the Sierpinski gasket

In this note we investigate the asymptotic behavior of spectra of Schrödinger operators with continuous potential on the Sierpinski gasket . In particular, using the existence of localized eigenfunctions for the Laplacian on we show that the eigenvalues of the Schrödinger operator break into clusters around certain eigenvalues of the Laplacian. Moreover, we prove that the characteristic measure of these clusters converges to a measure. Results similar to ours were first observed by A. Weinstein and V. Guillemin for Schrödinger operators on compact Riemannian manifolds.

     

Reflection symmetries and absence of eigenvalues for one-dimensional Schrödinger operators

We prove a criterion for absence of decaying solutions for one-dimensional Schrödinger operators. As necessary input, we require infinitely many centers of local reflection symmetry and upper and lower bounds for the traces of the associated transfer matrices.

     

Bound states of discrete Schrödinger operators with super-critical inverse square potentials

We consider discrete one-dimensional Schrödinger operators whose potentials decay asymptotically like an inverse square. In the super-critical case, where there are infinitely many discrete eigenvalues, we compute precise asymptotics of the number of eigenvalues below a given energy as this energy tends to the bottom of the essential spectrum.

     

Cantor singular continuous spectrum for operators along interval exchange transformations

It is shown that Schrödinger operators, with potentials along the shift embedding of Lebesgue almost every interval exchange transformations, have Cantor spectrum of measure zero and pure singular continuous for Lebesgue almost all points of the interval.

     

Log-dimensional spectral properties of one-dimensional quasicrystals

We consider discrete one-dimensional Schrödinger operators on the whole line and establish a criterion for continuity of spectral measures with respect to log-Hausdorff measures. We apply this result to operators with Sturmian potentials and thereby prove logarithmic quantum dynamical lower bounds for all coupling constants and almost all rotation numbers, uniformly in the phase.

     

Remark on well-posedness for the fourth order nonlinear Schrödinger type equation

We consider the initial value problem for the fourth order nonlinear Schrödinger type equation (4NLS) related to the theory of vortex filament. In this paper we prove the time local well-posedness for (4NLS) in the Sobolev space, which is an improvement of our previous paper.

     

Upper bounds in quantum dynamics

We develop a general method to bound the spreading of an entire wavepacket under Schrödinger dynamics from above. This method derives upper bounds on time-averaged moments of the position operator from lower bounds on norms of transfer matrices at complex energies.

This general result is applied to the Fibonacci operator. We find that at sufficiently large coupling, all transport exponents take values strictly between zero and one. This is the first rigorous result on anomalous transport.

For quasi-periodic potentials associated with trigonometric polynomials, we prove that all lower transport exponents and, under a weak assumption on the frequency, all upper transport exponents vanish for all phases if the Lyapunov exponent is uniformly bounded away from zero. By a well-known result of Herman, this assumption always holds at sufficiently large coupling. For the particular case of the almost Mathieu operator, our result applies for coupling greater than two.

     

On the location of the essential spectrum of Schrödinger operators

We give estimates on the bottom of the essential spectrum of Schrödinger operators in .

     

锥中与稳态的薛定谔算子相关的广义Martin函数无穷远处的控制

本文研究了稳态的薛定谔算子的Dirichlet问题和Martin函数的边界行为.利用广义Martin表示和稳态的薛定谔算子对应的常微分方程基本解,在具有光滑边界的锥形区域中获得了与稳态的薛定谔算子相关的广义Martin函数无穷远处广义调和控制的一些刻画,推广了拉普拉斯算子情形的结果.     

Hydrodynamic approach to constructing solutions of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation in the critical case

Proceeding from the hydrodynamic approach, we construct exact solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with special properties. The solutions describe collapse, in finite time, and scattering, over infinite time, of wave packets. They generalize known blow-up solutions based on the ``ground state'.

     

Embedded singular continuous spectrum for one-dimensional Schrödinger operators

We investigate one-dimensional Schrödinger operators with sparse potentials (i.e. the potential consists of a sequence of bumps with rapidly growing barrier separations). These examples illuminate various phenomena related to embedded singular continuous spectrum.

     

Strichartz estimates for the Schrödinger equation with radial data

We prove an endpoint Strichartz estimate for radial solutions of the two-dimensional Schrödinger equation:

     

Exponential averaging for Hamiltonian evolution equations

We derive estimates on the magnitude of non-adiabatic interaction between a Hamiltonian partial differential equation and a high-frequency nonlinear oscillator. Assuming spatial analyticity of the initial conditions, we show that the dynamics can be transformed to the uncoupled dynamics of an infinite-dimensional Hamiltonian system and an anharmonic oscillator, up to coupling terms which are exponentially small in a certain power of the frequency of the oscillator. The result is derived from an abstract averaging theorem for infinite-dimensional analytic evolution equations in Gevrey spaces. Refining upon a similar result by Neishtadt for analytic ordinary differential equations, the temporal estimate crucially depends on the spatial regularity of the initial condition. The result shows to what extent the strong resonances between rapid forcing and highly oscillatory spatial modes can be suppressed by the choice of sufficiently smooth initial data. An application is provided by a system of nonlinear Schrödinger equations, coupled to a rapidly forcing single mode, representing small-scale oscillations. We provide an example showing that the estimates for partial differential equations we derive here are necessarily different from those in the context of ordinary differential equations.