Schrödinger Operators with δ -potentials Supported on Unbounded Lipschitz Hypersurfaces

Jussi Behrndt*, Vladimir Lotoreichik, Peter Schlosser

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Abstract

In this note we consider the self-adjoint Schrödinger operator Aα in L2(ℝd), d≥ 2, with a δ -potential supported on a Lipschitz hypersurface Σ ⊆ ℝd of strength α∈ Lp(Σ ) + L(Σ ). We show the uniqueness of the ground state and, under some additional conditions on the coefficient α and the hypersurface Σ, we determine the essential spectrum of Aα. In the special case that Σ is a hyperplane we obtain a Birman-Schwinger principle with a relativistic Schrödinger operator as Birman-Schwinger operator. As an application we prove an optimization result for the bottom of the spectrum of Aα.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFrom Complex Analysis to Operator Theory
Subtitle of host publicationA Panorama
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages123-150
Number of pages28
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-31138-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

Publication series

NameOperator Theory: Advances and Applications
Volume291
ISSN (Print)0255-0156
ISSN (Electronic)2296-4878

Keywords

  • Birman-Schwinger operator
  • Eigenvalue optimization
  • Essential spectrum
  • Ground state
  • Schrödinger operator
  • Singular potential

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Analysis

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