Stahl--Totik regularity for continuum Schrödinger operators
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| author | Eichinger, Benjamin Lukić, Milivoje |
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| contents | We develop a theory of regularity for continuum Schrödinger operators based on the Martin compactification of the complement of the essential spectrum. This theory is inspired by Stahl--Totik regularity for orthogonal polynomials, but requires a different approach, since Stahl--Totik regularity is formulated in terms of the potential theoretic Green function with a pole at $\infty$, logarithmic capacity, and the equilibrium measure for the support of the measure, notions which do not extend to the case of unbounded spectra. For any half-line Schrödinger operator with a bounded potential (in a locally $L^1$ sense), we prove that its essential spectrum obeys the Akhiezer--Levin condition, and moreover, that the Martin function at $\infty$ obeys the two-term asymptotic expansion $\sqrt{-z} + \frac{a}{2\sqrt{-z}} + o(\frac 1{\sqrt{-z}})$ as $z \to -\infty$. The constant $a$ in that expansion plays the role of a renormalized Robin constant suited for Schrödinger operators and enters a universal inequality $a \le \liminf_{x\to\infty} \frac 1x \int_0^x V(t)dt$. This leads to a notion of regularity, with connections to the root asymptotics of Dirichlet solutions and zero counting measures. We also present applications to decaying and ergodic potentials. |
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| spellingShingle | Stahl--Totik regularity for continuum Schrödinger operators Eichinger, Benjamin Lukić, Milivoje Spectral Theory Mathematical Physics Classical Analysis and ODEs 34L40 (Primary) 35J10, 31C35 (Secondary) We develop a theory of regularity for continuum Schrödinger operators based on the Martin compactification of the complement of the essential spectrum. This theory is inspired by Stahl--Totik regularity for orthogonal polynomials, but requires a different approach, since Stahl--Totik regularity is formulated in terms of the potential theoretic Green function with a pole at $\infty$, logarithmic capacity, and the equilibrium measure for the support of the measure, notions which do not extend to the case of unbounded spectra. For any half-line Schrödinger operator with a bounded potential (in a locally $L^1$ sense), we prove that its essential spectrum obeys the Akhiezer--Levin condition, and moreover, that the Martin function at $\infty$ obeys the two-term asymptotic expansion $\sqrt{-z} + \frac{a}{2\sqrt{-z}} + o(\frac 1{\sqrt{-z}})$ as $z \to -\infty$. The constant $a$ in that expansion plays the role of a renormalized Robin constant suited for Schrödinger operators and enters a universal inequality $a \le \liminf_{x\to\infty} \frac 1x \int_0^x V(t)dt$. This leads to a notion of regularity, with connections to the root asymptotics of Dirichlet solutions and zero counting measures. We also present applications to decaying and ergodic potentials. |
| title | Stahl--Totik regularity for continuum Schrödinger operators |
| topic | Spectral Theory Mathematical Physics Classical Analysis and ODEs 34L40 (Primary) 35J10, 31C35 (Secondary) |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2001.00875 |