Rigorous derivation of the Efimov effect in a simple model

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Autori principali: Fermi, Davide, Ferretti, Daniele, Teta, Alessandro
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author Fermi, Davide
Ferretti, Daniele
Teta, Alessandro
author_facet Fermi, Davide
Ferretti, Daniele
Teta, Alessandro
contents We consider a system of three identical bosons in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with two-body zero-range interactions and a three-body hard-core repulsion of a given radius $a>0$. Using a quadratic form approach we prove that the corresponding Hamiltonian is self-adjoint and bounded from below for any value of $a$. In particular this means that the hard-core repulsion is sufficient to prevent the fall to the center phenomenon found by Minlos and Faddeev in their seminal work on the three-body problem in 1961. Furthermore, in the case of infinite two-body scattering length, also known as unitary limit, we prove the Efimov effect, \emph{i.e.}, we show that the Hamiltonian has an infinite sequence of negative eigenvalues $E_n$ accumulating at zero and fulfilling the asymptotic geometrical law $\;E_{n+1} / E_n \; \to \; e^{-\frac{2π}{s_0}}\,\; \,\text{for} \,\; n\to +\infty$ holds, where $s_0\approx 1.00624$.
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spellingShingle Rigorous derivation of the Efimov effect in a simple model
Fermi, Davide
Ferretti, Daniele
Teta, Alessandro
Mathematical Physics
Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
81Q10, 81Q15, 70F07, 46N50
We consider a system of three identical bosons in $\mathbb{R}^3$ with two-body zero-range interactions and a three-body hard-core repulsion of a given radius $a>0$. Using a quadratic form approach we prove that the corresponding Hamiltonian is self-adjoint and bounded from below for any value of $a$. In particular this means that the hard-core repulsion is sufficient to prevent the fall to the center phenomenon found by Minlos and Faddeev in their seminal work on the three-body problem in 1961. Furthermore, in the case of infinite two-body scattering length, also known as unitary limit, we prove the Efimov effect, \emph{i.e.}, we show that the Hamiltonian has an infinite sequence of negative eigenvalues $E_n$ accumulating at zero and fulfilling the asymptotic geometrical law $\;E_{n+1} / E_n \; \to \; e^{-\frac{2π}{s_0}}\,\; \,\text{for} \,\; n\to +\infty$ holds, where $s_0\approx 1.00624$.
title Rigorous derivation of the Efimov effect in a simple model
topic Mathematical Physics
Quantum Gases
Quantum Physics
81Q10, 81Q15, 70F07, 46N50
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.12157