Eigenvalue problems for the Schrödinger operator with the magnetic field on a compact Riemannian manifold

We consider the eigenvalue problem of the Schrödinger operator with the magnetic field on a compact Riemannian manifold. First we discuss the least eigenvalue. We give a representation of the least eigenvalue by the variational formula and give a relation to the least eigenvalue of the Schrödinger operator without the magnetic field. Second, we discuss the asymptotic distribution of eigenvalues by obtaining the asymptotic expansion of the kernel of semigroup. Here we use the theory of asymptotic expansion for Wiener functionals.     

Tunnel splitting of the spectrum and bilocalization of eigenfunctions in an asymmetric double well

We consider the one-dimensional stationary Schrödinger equation with a smooth double-well potential. We obtain a criterion for the double localization of wave functions, exponential splitting of energy levels, and the tunneling transport of a particle in an asymmetric potential and also obtain asymptotic formulas for the energy splitting that generalize the formulas known in the case of a mirror-symmetric potential. We consider the case of higher energy levels and the case of energies close to the potential minimums. We present an example of tunneling transport in an asymmetric double well and also consider the problem of tunnel perturbation of the discrete spectrum of the Schrödinger operator with a single-well potential. Exponentially small perturbations of the energies occur in the case of local potential deformations concentrated only in the classically forbidden region. We also calculate the leading term of the asymptotic expansion of the tunnel perturbation of the spectrum.     

Normal form and long time analysis of splitting schemes for the linear Schrödinger equation with small potential

We consider the linear Schrödinger equation on a one dimensional torus and its time-discretization by splitting methods. Assuming a non-resonance condition on the stepsize and a small size of the potential, we show that the numerical dynamics can be reduced over exponentially long time to a collection of two dimensional symplectic systems for asymptotically large modes. For the numerical solution, this implies the long time conservation of the energies associated with the double eigenvalues of the free Schrödinger operator. The method is close to standard techniques used in finite dimensional perturbation theory, but extended here to infinite dimensional operators.     

Stability of the Magnetic Schrödinger Operator in a Waveguide

Abstract

The spectrum of the Schrödinger operator in a quantum waveguide is known to be unstable in two and three dimensions. Any local enlargement of the waveguide produces eigenvalues beneath the continuous spectrum. Also, if the waveguide is bent, eigenvalues will arise below the continuous spectrum. In this paper a magnetic field is added into the system. The spectrum of the magnetic Schrödinger operator is proved to be stable under small local deformations and also under small bending of the waveguide. The proof includes a magnetic Hardy-type inequality in the waveguide, which is interesting in its own right.     

A discrete Schrödinger operator on a graph

We consider the discrete Schrödinger operator on the graph obtained in the strong-coupling approximation from the standard electron Schrödinger operator in the system composed of a quantum wire and quantum dot. We investigate the general spectral properties of this operator and the problem of the existence and behavior of the eigenvalues and resonances depending on the small coupling constant. We study the scattering problem for weak potentials in the stationary approach.     

The Efimov effect for a model “three-particle” discrete Schrödinger operator

We study the existence of an infinite number of eigenvalues for a model “three-particle” Schrödinger operator H. We prove a theorem on the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of an infinite number of eigenvalues of the model operator H below the lower boundary of its essential spectrum.     

Essential and discrete spectra of the three-particle Schrödinger operator on a lattice

We study the position of the essential spectrum of a three-body Schrödinger operator H. We evaluate the lower boundary of the essential spectrum of H and prove that the number of eigenvalues located below the lower edge of the essential spectrum in the H model is finite.     

On the spectrum of the Schrödinger operator perturbed by a rapidly oscillating potential

We study the spectrum of the one-dimensional Schrödinger operator perturbed by a rapidly oscillating potential. The oscillation period is a small parameter. We find explicitly the essential spectrum and study the existence of the discrete spectrum. Complete asymptotic expansions of the eigenvalues and corresponding eigenfunctions are constructed.     

Essential self-adjointness of the Schrödinger operator in a magnetic field

We consider the multidimensional Schrödinger operator in an electromagnetic field. Under certain Stummel-type conditions imposed on the magnetic and electric potentials, we prove the essential self-adjointness of the magnetic Schrödinger operator.     

Librations and ground-state splitting in a multidimensional double-well problem

We derive an asymptotic formula for the splitting of the lowest eigenvalues of the multidimensional Schrödinger operator with a symmetric double-well potential. Unlike the well-known formula of Maslov, Dobrokhotov, and Kolosoltsov, the obtained formula has the form A(h)e^?S/h(1 + o(1)), where S is the action on a periodic trajectory (libration) of the classical system with the inverted potential and not the action on the doubly asymptotic trajectory. In this expression, the principal term of the pre-exponential factor takes a more elegant form. In the derivation, we merely transform the asymptotic formulas in the mentioned work without going beyond the framework of classical mechanics.     

Semiclassical 3D Neumann Laplacian with Variable Magnetic Field: A Toy Model

In this paper we investigate the semiclassical behavior of the lowest eigenvalues of a model Schrödinger operator with variable magnetic field. This work aims at proving an accurate asymptotic expansion for these eigenvalues, the corresponding upper bound being already proved in the general case. The present work also aims at establishing localization estimates for the attached eigenfunctions.     

Asymptotic behavior of the eigenvalues of the Schrödinger operator in thin closed tubes

In the present paper, we obtain an asymptotic expansion of the eigenvalues of the Schrödinger operator with the magnetic field taken into account and with zero Dirichlet conditions in closed tubes, i.e., in closed curved cylinders with intrinsic torsion under uniform compression of the transverse cross-sections, with respect to a small parameter characterizing the tube’s transverse dimensions. We propose a method for reducing the eigenvalue problem to the problem of solving an implicit equation.     

On absence of embedded eigenvalues for schrÖdinger operators with perturbed periodic potentials

The problem of absence of eigenvalues imbedded into the continuous spectrum is considered for a Schrödinger operator with a periodic potential perturbed by a sufficiently fast decaying "impurity" potential. Results of this type have previously been known for the one-dimensional case only. Absence of embedded eigenvalues is shown in dimensions two and three if the corresponding Fermi surface is irreducible modulo natural symmetries. It is conjectured that all periodic potentials satisfy this condition. Separable periodic potentials satisfy it, and hence in dimensions two and three Schrödinger operator with a separable periodic potential perturbed by a sufficiently fast decaying "impurity" potential has no embedded eigenvalues     

The Hardy inequality and the heat equation with magnetic field in any dimension

In the Euclidean space of any dimension d, we consider the heat semigroup generated by the magnetic Schrödinger operator from which an inverse-square potential is subtracted to make the operator critical in the magnetic-free case. Assuming that the magnetic field is compactly supported, we show that the polynomial large-time behavior of the heat semigroup is determined by the eigenvalue problem for a magnetic Schrödinger operator on the (d ? 1)-dimensional sphere whose vector potential reflects the behavior of the magnetic field at the space infinity. From the spectral problem on the sphere, we deduce that in d = 2 there is an improvement of the decay rate of the heat semigroup by a polynomial factor with power proportional to the distance of the total magnetic flux to the discrete set of flux quanta, while there is no extra polynomial decay rate in higher dimensions. To prove the results, we establish new magnetic Hardy-type inequalities for the Schrödinger operator and develop the method of self-similar variables and weighted Sobolev spaces for the associated heat equation.     

Semiclassical Pseudodifferential Calculus and the Reconstruction of a Magnetic Field

We give a procedure for reconstructing a magnetic field and electric potential from boundary measurements given by the Dirichlet to Neumann map for the magnetic Schrödinger operator in R ⁿ , n ≥ 3. The magnetic potential is assumed to be continuous with L ^∞ divergence and zero boundary values. The method is based on semiclassical pseudodifferential calculus and the construction of complex geometrical optics solutions in weighted Sobolev spaces.     

Stiff convergence of force-gradient operator splitting methods

We consider force-gradient, also called modified potential, operator splitting methods for problems with unbounded operators. We prove that force-gradient operator splitting schemes retain their classical orders of accuracy for linear time-dependent partial differential equations of parabolic and Schrödinger types, provided that the solution is sufficiently regular.     

Periodic magnetic Schrödinger operators: Spectral gaps and tunneling effect

A periodic Schrödinger operator on a noncompact Riemannian manifold M such that H ¹(M, ?) = 0 endowed with a properly discontinuous cocompact isometric action of a discrete group is considered. Under some additional conditions on the magnetic field, the existence of an arbitrary large number of gaps in the spectrum of such an operator in the semiclassical limit is established. The proofs are based on the study of the tunneling effect in the corresponding quantum system.     

Lp resolvent estimates for magnetic Schrödinger operators with unbounded background fields

We prove L^p and smoothing estimates for the resolvent of magnetic Schrödinger operators. We allow electromagnetic potentials that are small perturbations of a smooth, but possibly unbounded background potential. As an application, we prove an estimate on the location of eigenvalues of magnetic Schrödinger and Pauli operators with complex electromagnetic potentials.     

A One-Dimensional Schrödinger Operator with Square-Integrable Potential

We study the spectral properties of a one-dimensional Schrödinger operator with squareintegrable potential whose domain is defined by the Dirichlet boundary conditions. The main results are concerned with the asymptotics of the eigenvalues, the asymptotic behavior of the operator semigroup generated by the negative of the differential operator under consideration. Moreover, we derive deviation estimates for the spectral projections and estimates for the equiconvergence of the spectral decompositions. Our asymptotic formulas for eigenvalues refine the well-known ones.