Questions tagged [schrodinger-operators]
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Uniform boundedness Schrödinger operator eigenfunctions with Dirichlet conditions
I would like to ask a question with possibly a reference. If we have a Schrödinger operator $-\Delta+V$ on an interval $[0,L]$ with $V$ continous and Dirichlet conditions, can we state that the ...
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Duality argument
$\newcommand\norm[1]{\lVert#1\rVert}\newcommand\abs[1]{\lvert#1\rvert}$Throughout my studying for some papers, in particular, the proof of localized Strichartz estimates, I encountered a use of the ...
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Potential scattering for non-decaying potential
I am reading this note on potential scattering by Siu-Hung Tang and Maciej Zworski.
Just wondering if there is a scattering theory for the Schrödinger with a non-decaying potential $- \Delta + V$ on ...
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Green's function for elliptic PDE with potential
$\newcommand{\div}{\operatorname{div}}$Suppose I have an elliptic operator $\mathcal{L} u = -\div (A \nabla u) $ on some open set $\Omega \subseteq \mathbb{R}^d$ where here $A$ is uniformly elliptic ...
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Time evolution of Wigner transform
I am studying the Hartree equation for N-particles for the first time and things are not clear to me. Given the density matrix
$$\gamma_{N, t}^{(n)} (x_1,..,n_n; y_1,...,y_n) =
\begin{cases}
\int \...
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Integration of Wigner transform
I am a mathematician studying the dynamics of the $N$-Body density matrix $\rho_{N}(x;y)$ for $n$ particles, defined by
$$\rho_{N, t}^{(n)} (x_1,..,n_n; y_1,...,y_n) =
\begin{cases}
\int \rho_{N,t}(...
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Maximal Lyapunov exponent of Schrödinger-Newton equation
I am trying to determine the sign of the maximal Lyapunov exponent of the Schrödinger-Newton equation
$$
\partial_t \psi(t,\vec{x}) = i\left(a\nabla^2 + \int_{\mathbb{R}^3} \frac{|\psi(t,\vec{y})|^2}{|...
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When are nodal lines on a sphere geodesics?
Let $(S^2, g)$ be a Riemannian sphere and let $L := \Delta_{S^2} + q$ be a Schrödinger operator on $S^2$. Suppose that $L$ has index equal to one and that $u \in C^{\infty}(S^2)$ ($u \neq 0$) lies in ...
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Reference for global theory of Schrödinger operators
Question. What is a good reference to learn about the spectral properties of Schrödinger operators in $\mathbf{R}^n$? I am specifically interested in references that discuss examples where the ...
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Positive semidefinite fundamental solution to Schrodinger operator
Lets say $V : \mathbb{R}^n \rightarrow \mathbb{M}_d (\mathbb{R})$ is a $d \times d$ symmetric, positive semidefinite matrix function on $\mathbb{R}^n$ and consider the Schrodinger operator $- \Delta + ...
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Intuition/references for understanding bound states/discrete spectrum relationship
I am trying to form intuition for the following `well-known' facts about spectrum of unbounded operators (Schrodinger/wave etc.) $L$ on $\mathbb{R}^n$.
Let $\lambda\in\mathbb{R}$ satisfy
$Lf=\lambda f$...
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Convergence of Schrödinger ground states in $L^p$ for $p\neq 2$
Suppose that $H=-\Delta+V$ is a Schrödinger operator with a unique ground state $\psi$. Suppose that $H_n=-\Delta+V_n$ is a sequence of operators such that $V_n\to V$ in some sense as $n\to\infty$ (...
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Even and odd solutions for the Schrödinger equation
We consider $2a$ - periodic smooth solutions for
\begin{eqnarray*}
-\Delta u+V(x)\,u=0\qquad\hbox{in}\:[-a,a]
\end{eqnarray*}
We assume that $V$ is smooth and even (i.e. $V(-x)=V(x)$). We also assume ...
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Fractional derivative notation in wave turbulence
This is my first question in MathOverflow and I will do my best to format it correctly and make it clear.
I am reading a paper on dispersive wave turbulence which introduces the following family of ...
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Recovering the nonlinear Schrödinger equation from its Lax pair
My question is less concerned with the physical aspects of the nonlinear Schrödinger equation and more with the mathematical mechanics of using a Lax pair.
I am considering how to recover the ...
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How to use Fredholm alternative to check that there are only finite eigenvalues of $H$ on the imaginary axis?
On $\mathbb{R}^3$, we consider the operator
\begin{equation}
\mathcal{H}= \left( \begin{matrix}
-\Delta +1 -2 \phi^2 & -\phi^2 \\
\phi^2 & \Delta -1 +2 \phi^2
\end{matrix} \right) , D(...
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Nonlinear ODE to linear PDE?
I am interested in when and how one can trade a non-liner ODE for a linear PDE. To explain what this could look like here is a physics-inspired discussion.
Consider a classical mechanical system with ...
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An inequality for uniqueness proof of NLS
Setting
Although this detail is not relevant to my question, let me set the problem that my question arise.
We are considering an initial value problem
\begin{align*}
\begin{cases}
u\in L^\infty(I,H^{...
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Are Weyl sequences polynomially bounded?
Look at the Hilbert space $l^2( \mathbb{Z}) $ and let $A$ be a translation invariant band operator. I.e. if $\{ e_n \}_{n \in \mathbb Z} $ is the standard basis for $l^2( \mathbb{Z}) $ then it holds ...
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Is there a discrete Schrödinger operator with empty spectrum?
A relatively well-known example of (continuous) Schrödinger operator with empty spectrum is the complex Airy operator on the line, i.e., the operator acting on $L^{2}(\mathbb{R})$ given by the ...
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Domain issues regarding the Duhamel formula for the linear Schrödinger equation
I have some questions in succession regarding the rigorous domain issues about a Duhamel expansion formula (stated near the end of my post) for the linear Schrödinger equation.
Consider a linear ...
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An inequality of spacetime Banach space for non-linear Schrodinger equation
I am reading a proof for the existence of a solution to the Local Cauchy problem of the non-linear Schrodinger equation
$$
i\partial_t u+\Delta u +\epsilon u |u|^{2} = 0 \\
u(x,0)=u_0(x)
$$
The ...
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Determining what happens to the spectrum of Schrödinger operator as boundary condition changes
I recently came across a problem in research, and I'm asking about it here after trying in math stack exchange with no luck.
Suppose I have a metric graph $G$ (or even a closed interval, to make ...
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Semigroup theory for non-symmetric Markov processes / complex-valued potentials
Let $X$ be a continuous-time Markov process on a countable state space $E$, and let $V:E\mapsto\mathbb C$ be some complex function. $X$ can be characterized by its transition rates
$(\lambda_{xy})_{x,...
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Looking for an electronic copy of Lebeau's paper
I would like to know if anyone has an electronic copy of the paper "Gilles Lebeau - Contrôle De L'Équation De Schrödinger"? This article appeared in Journal de Mathématiques Pures et ...
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When does a one-dimensional Schrödinger operator have a threshold resonance?
Consider the operator
$$ L = -\partial_x^2 + V(x),$$
for some bounded, decaying potential, i.e. $V(x)\to 0$ as $x\to \pm \infty$. I'm interested in the $L^2(\mathbb R)$ spectrum of $L$. We know that $...
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Angular excitations and Schrodinger operators with radial potential in N-dimensions
Can someone please explain the following in mathematical language?
"First of all, angular excitations only push the energy up, never down, so it is enough to analyze spherically symmetric s-waves....
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How to prove the following linearized operator is positive?
In $L^2(\mathbb{R}^d)$, let $Q$ be the solution to
\begin{equation}
-\Delta Q+\alpha^2 Q = |Q|^{2\sigma} Q,
\end{equation}
and $Q$ satisfies that it is positive, radial, and exponentially decaying (...
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The Node Theorem - an argument from physics
The theorem on the number of zeros of a solution to a Sturm-Liouville equation is a well-know result in quantum mechanics. It doesn't seem to have a special name in the mathematics literature, but it ...
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Schrodinger operator with matrix potential
This question is inspired by attempts to extend in some way Shen's 1999 "On fundamental solutions of generalized Schrödinger operators" to Schrödinger operators $- \Delta + V $ with some ...
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Cwikel–Lieb–Rosenbljum inequality including zero resonances
The Cwikel–Lieb–Rosenbljum inequality asserts that, for any potential $V:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, we have
$$(\mbox{number of eigenvalue} \leq 0\mbox{ , counted with multiplicity, of }-\Delta+V\,)\...
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Resonances for Schrodinger operators with radial potentials
Let $V\in L^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^3)$ be a radial, compactly supported potential, and consider the Schrodinger operator $H:=-\Delta + V$ on $L^2(\mathbb{R}^3)$. Let $\psi$ be a resonance for $H$, i.e. a ...
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Spectrum of "classical" operators
Lately, I've been reading a couple of papers from different one-dimensional PDE contexts on which operators like $\mathcal{L}:=-\partial_x^2+c_*+\Phi$ repeatedly appear. Usually, on these contexts $\...
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Proving that $(f,g)$ are Cauchy data for the Schrödinger equation iff $(f,g)$ satisfies an equation
I have to prove that if $f\in H^{1/2}(\partial\Omega)$ then $(f,g)$ are Cauchy
data for the Schrödinger equation if and only if
$$g=\gamma^{-1/2} \Lambda_{\gamma}(\gamma^{-1/2} f)+1/2 \gamma^{-1}\...
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What's the essential definition of resonance of Schrodinger operator?
Rencently, I am reading some articles about time decay estimates or Strichartz estimates for Schrodinger equations with potential. When considering Strichartz estimates for potential $V$ with decay $|...
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Schrodinger operator with magnetic field: eigenvalues
Consider the self-adjoint operator on $L^{2}(\mathbb{R}^{N})$,
$$H=-\frac{1}{2}(\nabla-iA)^{2}+V,$$
where $A\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{N}, \mathbb{R}^{N} )$, $V\in C^{\infty}(\mathbb{R}^{N})$, $V\...
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Logarithmic Sobolev growth of time-space-periodic Schrödinger solutions
Consider the following Schrödinger equation
$$i\partial_t \psi (t,x) + \Delta \psi - V(t,x) \psi = 0 \, ,$$
where $x\in \mathbb{T}^d$ and $V(t,\cdot)$ is real, smooth, and periodic (with a diophantine ...
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Lippmann-Schwinger equation for the Coulomb potential
Let $H=H_0+V$ be a Hamiltonian on $\mathbb{R}^3$ where $H_0=-\frac{\Delta}{2m}$ is the free Hamiltonian and $V$ is a potential. Let us assume first that $V$ decays sufficiently fast at infinity and ...
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On a interpolation inequality for the Schrödinger unitary group (NLS)
I'm trying to understand scattering for the classical nonlinear Schrödinger equation and for that i'm studying a scattering criterion on Tao's paper. At Lema 3.1 he states that $$\left\|e^{it\Delta}f\...
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Anderson localization for Bernoulli potentials on half-line
Anderson localisation for (discrete) Schrödinger operators with Bernoulli potentials on $l^2(\mathbb{Z})$ was proven in
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF01210702
I am wondering if there ...
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Uniform boundedness for Strichartz constants in Tao's book
This is a question from Tao's book "Nonlinear Dispersive
Equations". We define the space $S^0(I\times R^d)$ as the closure of the Schwartz functions under the norm
$$\|u\|_{S^0}=\sup_{(q,r)\text{ ...
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The ill-posedness of $L^2$-super critical nonlinear Schrödinger equation
For nonlinear Schrodinger equation$$\begin{cases}iu_t+\Delta u+|u|^\alpha u=0\\u(0)=\phi\in H^1(\mathbb R^d)\end{cases}$$
where $\alpha>\frac 4d$.
In Christ, Colliander, Tao's paper Ill-posedness ...
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Schrodinger and Laplace operators with infinitely many common eigenvalues
Let $V>0$ be a non-constant polynomial and consider the one dimensional Schrodinger operator
$H=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+V$ on $[0 ,L]$ with Neumann boundary condition. Can $H$ and $T=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}$ ...
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An optimization problem for one- dimensional Schrodinger operator
For a potential of the form $V(x)=ax^4+bx^2$, where $a,b>0$, let us consider the one dimensional Schrodinger operator $D=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+V$ with Dirichlet B.C on $[-L,L]$ and denote its first ...
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Estimate of a solution of Schroedinger equation for a free particle
Let $\psi(x,t)$ be a solution of the Schroedinger on the line
$$i\frac{\partial \psi}{\partial t}=-\frac{1}{2m}\frac{\partial^2 \psi}{\partial x^2}.$$
One assumes that $\psi(x,0)$ "behaves well" as $...
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Explicit form of S-matrix on the line
Consider the Hamiltonian $H$ on functions on the line with
\begin{eqnarray}
H=H_0+V,\\
H_0=-\frac{1}{2m}\frac{d^2}{dx^2}
\end{eqnarray}
where $V$ is a potential vanishing outside of a bounded interval ...
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Partial well-posedness results on Schrödinger operators?
Set $ A_i:= -\Delta + V_i :H^2(\mathbb{R}^3) \subseteq L^2(\mathbb{R}^3) \to L^2(\mathbb{R}^3), \ i =1,2 $, where
\begin{equation*}
V_1 = 0, \ \ (\textrm{No interaction}) \\
V_2 = - \frac{\gamma}...
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Spectrum of a Hamiltonian which is a perturbation of Laplacian
Let $\Delta =\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_1^2}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_2^2}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_3^2}$ be the Laplacian on $\mathbb{R}^3$.
Consider a self adjoint operator $H$ on complex ...
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A generalization of scattering theory
In the quantum scattering theory one proves results of the following type.
Let $H_0$ be the Laplacian $\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_1^2}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial x_2^2}+\frac{\partial^2}{\partial ...
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Monotonicity of Schrödinger Eigenvalues
Let us consider the Schrödinger operator
$$
H_hf(x)=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}f(x)+h(h\sin^2(x)-\cos(x))f(x)
$$
on $L^2[-\pi,\pi]$ with Neumann boundary conditions $f^\prime(\pm\pi)=0$. Here, $h\geq 0$ is a ...
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