Localization for random Schrödinger operators with correlated potentials

We prove localization at high disorder or low energy for lattice Schrödinger operators with random potentials whose values at different lattice sites are correlated over large distances. The class of admissible random potentials for our multiscale analysis includes potentials with a stationary Gaussian distribution whose covariance functionC(x,y) decays as |x–y|^–, where >0 can be arbitrarily small, and potentials whose probability distribution is a completely analytical Gibbs measure. The result for Gaussian potentials depends on a multivariable form of Nelson's best possible hypercontractive estimate.Partially supported by the NSF under grant PHY8515288Partially supported by the NSF under grant DMS8905627     

Positive Lyapunov exponents for Schrödinger operators with quasi-periodic potentials

Theq=0 combinatorics for is studied in connection with solvable lattice models. Crystal bases of highest weight representations of are labelled by paths which were introduced as labels of corner transfer matrix eigenvectors atq=0. It is shown that the crystal graphs for finite tensor products ofl-th symmetric tensor representations of approximate the crystal graphs of levell representations of . The identification is made between restricted paths for the RSOS models and highest weight vectors in the crystal graphs of tensor modules for .Partially supported by NSF grant MDA904-90-H-4039     

Antibound states for a class of one-dimensional Schrödinger operators

Let (x) be the Dirac's delta,q(x)L ¹ (R)L ² (R) be a real valued function, and , R; we will consider the following class of one-dimensional formal Schrödinger operators on . It is known that to the formal operator may be associated a selfadjoint operatorH(,) onL ²(R). Ifq is of finite range, for >0 and || is small enough, we prove thatH(,) has an antibound state; that is the resolvent ofH(,) has a pole on the negative real axis on the second Riemann sheet.Work done while the author was supported by an undergraduate fellowship of the (Italian) National Research Council (CNR).     

One-dimensional Schrödinger operators with random decaying potentials

We investigate the spectrum of the following random Schrödinger operators:

Spectral properties of random Schrödinger operators with unbounded potentials

We investigate spectral properties of random Schrödinger operators H = - + _n()(1 + |n|) acting onl ²(Z ^d), where _n are independent random variables uniformly distributed on [0, 1].Research partially supported by a Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship and NSERC under grant OGP-0007901Research partially supported by NSF grant DMS-9101716     

Low energy asymptotics for Schrödinger operators with slowly decreasing potentials

Low energy behavior of Schrödinger operators with potentials which decay slowly at infinity is studied. It is shown that if the potential is positive then the zero energy is very regular and the resolvent is smooth near 0. This implies rapid local decay for the solutions of the Schrödinger equation. On the other hand, if the potential is negative then the resolvent has discontinuity at zero energy. Thus one cannot expect local decay faster than ordert ^–1 ast.     

New bounds on the number of bound states for Schrödinger operators

We consider the Schrödinger operatorH = – +V(|x|) onR ³. Letn denote the number of bound states with angular momentum (not counting the 2 + 1 degeneracy). We prove the following bounds onn . LetV 0 and d/dr r ^1-2p (-V)^{1 –p} 0 for somep [1/2, 1) then

Upper and lower bounds for the Schrödinger-equation eigenvalues

The calculation of upper and lower bounds for the Schrödinger-equation eigenvalues from moment recurrence relations is reviewed. A previous algorithm originally developed to approach the ground state is shown to apply also to the first excited state of parity-invariant systems. Alternative recurrence relations based on the hypervirial theorems are proposed that yield bounds for all the states simultaneously.     

Discrete spectrum of Schrödinger operators with potentials concentrated near conical surfaces

Letters in Mathematical Physics - In this paper, we study spectral properties of a three-dimensional Schrödinger operator $$-Delta +V$$ with a potential V given, modulo rapidly decaying...     

Trace formulas for Schrödinger operators with complex potentials on a half line

Letters in Mathematical Physics - We consider Schrödinger operators with complex-valued decaying potentials on the half line. Such operator has essential spectrum on the half line plus...     

Inverse spectral problem for the 2-sphere Schrödinger operators with zonal potentials

Two basic problems of spectral theory of Schrödinger operators H=–+V(x) on the 2-sphere S ₂ are studied: (Direct problem) calculate large-k asymptotics of eigenvalue clusters {_kj}_j in terms of the potential function V; (Inverse problem) recover V from asymptotics of eigenvalue clusters. We get an explicit solution of the inverse problem and establish local spectral rigidity for zonal potentials V.The research was partly supported by the US NSF Grant DMS-8620231 and the Case Research Initiation Grant.     

Pointwise bounds for Schrödinger eigenstates

In a different paper we constructed imaginary time Schrödinger operatorsH _q=–1/2+V acting onL ^q( ⁿ ,dx). The negative part of typical potential functionV was assumed to be inL +L ^q for somep>max{1,n/2}. Our proofs were based on the evaluation of Kac's averages over Brownian motion paths. The present paper continues this study: using probabilistic techniques we prove pointwise upper bounds forL ^q-Schrödinger eigenstates and pointwise lower bounds for the corresponding groundstate. The potential functionsV are assumed to be neither smooth nor bounded below. Consequently, our results generalize Schnol's and Simon's ones. Moreover probabilistic proofs seem to be shorter and more informative than existing ones.Laboratoire de Mathématiques de Marseille associé au C.N.R.S. L.A.225     

Universal lower bounds on eigenvalue splittings for one dimensional Schrödinger operators

We provide lower bounds on the eigenvalue splitting for ?d ²/dx ²+V(x) depending only on qualitative properties ofV. For example, ifV is C^∝ on [a, b] andE _n ,E _n?1 are two successive eigenvalues of ?d ²/dx ²+V withu(a)=u(b)=0 boundary conditions, and if \(\lambda = \mathop {\max }\limits_{E \in (E_{n - 1} ,E_n );x \in (a,b)} |E - V(x)|^{1/2} \) , then $$E_n - E_{n - 1} \geqq \pi \lambda ^2 \exp \left[ { - \lambda (b - a)} \right]$$ . The exponential factor in such bounds are saturated precisely in tunneling examples. Our results arenot restricted toV's of compact support, but only require \(E_n< \mathop {\lim }\limits_{\overline {x \to \infty } } V(x)\) .     

Nonlocality and local causality in the Schrödinger equation with time-dependent boundary conditions

We investigate the nonlocal dynamics of a single particle placed in an infinite well with moving walls. It is shown that in this situation, the Schrödinger equation (SE) violates local causality by causing instantaneous changes in the probability current everywhere inside the well. This violation is formalized by designing a gedanken faster-than-light communication device which uses an ensemble of long narrow cavities and weak measurements to resolve the weak value of the momentum far away from the movable wall. Our system is free from the usual features causing nonphysical violations of local causality when using the (nonrelativistic) SE, such as instantaneous changes in potentials or states involving arbitrarily high energies or velocities. We explore in detail several possible artifacts that could account for the failure of the SE to respect local causality for systems involving time-dependent boundary conditions.     

Decomposition of many-body Schrödinger operators

The complex-dilated many-body Schrödinger operatorH(z) is decomposed on invariant subspaces associated with the cuts {+z ^–2 R ⁺}, where is any threshold, and isolated spectral points. The interactions are dilation-analytic multiplicative two-body potentials, decaying asr ^–1+ atr=0 and asr ^–1+ atr=.     

Existence of eigenvalues embedded in the spectral bands of Schrödinger operators on carbon nanotubes with impurities

Letters in Mathematical Physics - It is known in Korotyaev and Lobanov (Ann Henri Poincaré 8:1151–1176, 2007) and Parchment (Commun Math Phys 275:805–826, 2007) that spectra of...     

Anderson localization for one-dimensional difference Schrödinger operator with quasiperiodic potential

The Schrödinger difference operator considered here has the form $$(H_\varepsilon (\alpha )\psi )(n) = - (\psi (n + 1) + \psi (n - 1)) + V(n\omega + \alpha )\psi (n)$$ whereV is aC ²-periodic Morse function taking each value at not more than two points. It is shown that for sufficiently small? the operatorH _?(α) has for a.e.α a pure point spectrum. The corresponding eigenfunctions decay exponentially outside a finite set. The integrated density of states is an incomplete devil's staircase with infinitely many flat pieces.