Non-relativistic Limit of a Dirac Polaron in Relativistic Quantum Electrodynamics

A quantum system of a Dirac particle interacting with the quantum radiation field is considered in the case where no external potentials exist. Then the total momentum of the system is conserved and the total Hamiltonian is unitarily equivalent to the direct integral of a family of self-adjoint operators acting in the Hilbert space , where is the Hilbert space of the quantum radiation field. The fiber operator is called the Hamiltonian of the Dirac polaron with total momentum . The main result of this paper is concerned with the non-relativistic (scaling) limit of . It is proven that the non-relativistic limit of yields a self-adjoint extension of a Hamiltonian of a polaron with spin 1/2 in non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics.     

Renormalization of the relativistic delta potential in one dimension

Several authors have noted an ambiguity with the Dirac equation in one dimension. In the case of a delta-function potential, the coupling constant is subject to an apparently arbitrary renormalization when the delta function is approximated in different ways. We explain these differences in terms of strong resolvent limits of self-adjoint operators onL ²(R), and obtain a precise formula for the renormalized coupling constant in the case of separable potentials. The examples in the literature follow as special cases.Research supported in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation.     

Effective Masses for Zigzag Nanotubes in Magnetic Fields

We consider the Schrödinger operator with a periodic potential on quasi-1D models of zigzag single-wall carbon nanotubes in magnetic field. The spectrum of this operator consists of an absolutely continuous part (intervals separated by gaps) plus an infinite number of eigenvalues with infinite multiplicity. We obtain identities and a priori estimates in terms of effective masses and gap lengths.     

On the Dirac and Pauli Operators with Several Aharonov–Bohm Solenoids

We study the self-adjoint Pauli operators that can be realized as the square of a self-adjoint Dirac operator and correspond to a magnetic field consisting of a finite number of Aharonov–Bohm solenoids and a regular part, and prove an Aharonov–Casher type formula for the number of zero-modes for these operators. We also see that essentially only one of the Pauli operators are spin-flip invariant, and this operator does not have any zero-modes.     

Spectra of Schrödinger Operators on Equilateral Quantum Graphs

We consider magnetic Schrödinger operators on quantum graphs with identical edges. The spectral problem for the quantum graph is reduced to the discrete magnetic Laplacian on the underlying combinatorial graph and a certain Hill operator. In particular, it is shown that the spectrum on the quantum graph is the preimage of the combinatorial spectrum under a certain entire function. Using this Correspondence we show that the number of gaps in the spectrum of the Schrödinger operators admits an estimate from below in terms of the Hill operator independently of the graph structure.     

Elementary derivation of the chiral anomaly

An elementary derivation of the chiral gauge anomaly in all even dimensions is given in terms of noncommutative traces of pseudo-differential operators.     

Trace norm convergence of exponential product formula

LetH andK be lower-bounded self-adjoint operators whose form sum is denoted byH K. We show the norm inequality (e^–rH/2 e^–rK e^–rH/2)^1/r forr > 0 and any symmetric norm . WhenH +K is essentially self-adjoint and e^–K is of trace class, we prove that (e^–rH/2e^–rK e^–rH/2)^1/r converges asr 0 to e^–(H+K) in the trace norm.     

Ground state of a spin 1/2 charged particle in an even-dimensional magnetic field

We investigate the ground state structure of the Schrödinger operator (Pauli Hamiltonian)H with a magnetic fieldb for a spin 1/2 charged particle in ^{2d 2d d} . We consider the case whereb is given by the complex exterior derivative of a functionW on ^d of the form W. We find that dim kerH is related to the asymptotic behavior ofW at infinity. More precisely, if there exists a constantC such that there exists the nonzero limit lim_|z|e ^w(z) /|z|^–C , then dim kerH is equal to the number of all monomialsf ind variables such that the degree off is smaller than |C| -d. In the case whereC , under a weaker assumption this conclusion holds. Moreover, we clarify the structure of kerH.     

Number of Bound States of Schrödinger Operators with Matrix-Valued Potentials

We give a Cwikel–Lieb–Rozenblum type bound on the number of bound states of Schrödinger operators with matrix-valued potentials using the functional integral method of Lieb. This significantly improves the constant in this inequality obtained earlier by Hundertmark.     

The conjugate operator method for strongly singular operators

In this Letter, we adapt the version of the conjugate operator method for Hamiltonians defined as quadratic forms developed by Boutet de Monvel-Berthier and Georgescu, to study a class of self-adjoint operators of the form , whereH is conjugate to a self-adjoint operatorA but itself is not. The spectral theory for such operators is considered and applications to strongly singular second-order operators as the wave propagators in inhomogeneous and stratified media are given.     

A Kolmogorov Extension Theorem for POVMs

We prove a theorem about positive-operator-valued measures (POVMs) that is an analog of the Kolmogorov extension theorem, a standard theorem of probability theory. According to our theorem, if a sequence of POVMs G _n on satisfies the consistency (or projectivity) condition then there is a POVM G on the space of infinite sequences that has G _n as its marginal for the first n entries of the sequence. We also describe an application in quantum theory. The main proof in this article was first formulated in my habilitation thesis [6].     

Perturbed periodic Hamiltonians: Essential Spectrum and exponential decay of eigenfunctions

Spectral properties of – +V(x), whereV(x) lies in a neighbourhood of the periodic case and describes various models of disorder, are studied. We prove the exponential decay of generalized eigenfunctions corresponding to energies in the resolvent set of the unperturbed periodic Hamiltonian, as well as the stability of the essential spectrum for the dislocation disorder in two dimensions.     

Towards localisation by Gaussian random potentials in multi-dimensional continuous space

A rigorous proof is outlined to exclude the absolutely continuous spectrum at sufficiently low energies for a quantum-mechanical particle moving in multi-dimensional Euclidean space under the influence of certain Gaussian random potentials, which are homogeneous with respect to Euclidean translations.     

Semiclassical Almost Isometry

Let (M , ω , J) be a compact and connected polarized Hodge manifold, an isodrastic leaf of half-weighted Bohr–Sommerfeld Lagrangian submanifolds. We study the relation between the Weinstein symplectic structure of and the asymptotics of the the pull-back of the Fubini–Study form under the projectivization of the so-called BPU maps on .     

Lieb–Thirring Inequalities for Schrödinger Operators with Complex-valued Potentials

Inequalities are derived for power sums of the real part and the modulus of the eigenvalues of a Schrödinger operator with a complex-valued potential.     

Unitary equivalence between a spin 1/2 charged particle in a two-dimensional magnetic field and a spin 1/2 neutral particle with an anomalous magnetic moment in a two-dimensional electric field

We prove the unitary equivalence between the Dirac HamiltonianH _D for a relativistic spin 1/2 neutral particle with an anomalous magnetic moment in a two-dimensional electrostatic fieldE = (E ₁,E ₂) and the direct sum of the Dirac-Weyl operatorsD(±A) for a spin 1/2 charged particle in two-dimensional magnetic fields ±dA with the vector potentialA =E ₂ dx ¹ -E ₁ dx ², (x ¹,x ²) ². As applications, we investigate the ground state and the spectra ofH _D.     

On the Uniqueness of Weak Weyl Representations of the Canonical Commutation Relation

Let (T, H) be a weak Weyl representation of the canonical commutation relation (CCR) with one degree of freedom. Namely T is a symmetric operator and H is a self-adjoint operator on a complex Hilbert space satisfying the weak Weyl relation: for all (the set of real numbers), e^−itH D(T) ⊂ D(T) (i is the imaginary unit and D(T) denotes the domain of T) and . In the context of quantum theory where H is a Hamiltonian, T is called a strong time operator of H. In this paper we prove the following theorem on uniqueness of weak Weyl representations: Let be separable. Assume that H is bounded below with and , where is the set of complex numbers and, for a linear operator A on a Hilbert space, σ(A) denotes the spectrum of A. Then ( is the closure of T) is unitarily equivalent to a direct sum of the weak Weyl representation on the Hilbert space , where is the multiplication operator by the variable and with . Using this theorem, we construct a Weyl representation of the CCR from the weak Weyl representation . This work is supported by the Grant-in-Aid No.17340032 for Scientific Research from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS).     

Fokker-Planck equations for eignstate distributions

A simple model of relaxation phenomena is defined with a variable strength of interaction, where the interaction term is given by a Gaussian unitary ensemble. A set of Fokker-Planck equations are derived which describe the gradual delocalization of the eigenstates with respect to the unperturbed energy with increasing strength of interaction. The effect of localization on the time evolution in the model is a nonergodic property: the system has a memory of the initial state.