Infrared Problem vs Gauge Choice: Scattering of Classical Dirac Field

We consider the Dirac equation for the classical spinor field placed in an external, time-dependent electromagnetic field of the form typical for scattering settings: $$F=F^\mathrm{ret}+F^\mathrm{in}=F^\mathrm{adv}+F^\mathrm{out}$$ F = F ret + F in = F adv + F out , where the current producing $$F^{\mathrm{ret}/\mathrm{adv}}$$ F ret / adv has past and future asymptotes homogeneous of degree $$-3$$ - 3 , and the free fields $$F^{\mathrm{in}/\mathrm{out}}$$ F in / out are radiation fields produced by currents with similar asymptotic behavior. We show the existence of the electromagnetic gauges in which the particle has ‘in’ and ‘out’ asymptotic states approaching free field states, with no long-time corrections of the free dynamics. Using a special Cauchy foliation of the spacetime, we show in this context the existence and asymptotic completeness of the wave operators. Moreover, we define a special ‘evolution picture’ in which the free evolution operator has well-defined limits for $$t\rightarrow \pm \infty $$ t → ± ∞ ; thus the scattering wave operators do not need the free evolution counteraction.

Breakdown of Regularity of Scattering for Mass-Subcritical NLS

We study the scattering problem for the nonlinear Schrödinger equation $i\partial _t u + \Delta u = |u|^p u$ on $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\geq 1$, with a mass-subcritical nonlinearity above the Strauss exponent. For this equation, it is known that asymptotic completeness in $L^2$ with initial data in $\Sigma$ holds and the wave operator is well defined on $\Sigma$. We show that there exists $0<\beta <p$ such that the wave operator and the data-to-scattering-state map do not admit extensions to maps $L^2\to L^2$ of class $C^{1+\beta }$ near the origin. This constitutes a mild form of ill-posedness for the scattering problem in the $L^2$ topology.

Generic nature of asymptotic completeness in dissipative scattering theory

We review recent results obtained in the scattering theory of dissipative quantum systems representing the long-time evolution of a system [Formula: see text] interacting with another system [Formula: see text] and susceptible of being absorbed by [Formula: see text]. The effective dynamics of [Formula: see text] is generated by an operator of the form [Formula: see text] on the Hilbert space of the pure states of [Formula: see text], where [Formula: see text] is the self-adjoint generator of the free dynamics of [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] is symmetric and [Formula: see text] is bounded. The main example is a neutron interacting with a nucleus in the nuclear optical model. We recall the basic objects of the scattering theory for the pair [Formula: see text], as well as the results, proven in [10, 11], on the spectral singularities of [Formula: see text] and the asymptotic completeness of the wave operators. Next, for the nuclear optical model, we show that asymptotic completeness generically holds.

Electromagnetic Gauge Choice for Scattering of Schrödinger Particle

We consider a Schrödinger particle placed in an external electromagnetic field of the form typical for scattering settings in the field theory: $$F=F^\mathrm {ret}+F^\mathrm {in}=F^\mathrm {adv}+F^\mathrm {out}$$ F = F ret + F in = F adv + F out , where the current producing $$F^{\mathrm {ret}/\mathrm {adv}}$$ F ret / adv has the past and future asymptotes homogeneous of degree $$-3$$ - 3 , and the free fields $$F^{\mathrm {in}/\mathrm {out}}$$ F in / out are radiation fields produced by currents with similar asymptotic behavior. We show that with appropriate choice of electromagnetic gauge the particle has ‘in’ and ‘out’ states reached with no further modification of the asymptotic dynamics. We use a special quantum mechanical evolution ‘picture’ in which the free evolution operator has well-defined limits for $$t\rightarrow \pm \infty $$ t → ± ∞ , and thus the scattering wave operators do not need the free evolution counteraction. The existence of wave operators in this setting is established, but the proof of asymptotic completeness is not complete: more precise characterization of the asymptotic behavior of the particle for $$|\mathbf {x}|=|t|$$ | x | = | t | would be needed.

Scattering theory for mathematical models of the weak interaction

We consider mathematical models of the weak decay of the vector bosons [Formula: see text] into leptons. The free quantum field Hamiltonian is perturbed by an interaction term from the standard model of particle physics. After the introduction of high energy and spatial cut-offs, the total quantum Hamiltonian defines a self-adjoint operator on a tensor product of Fock spaces. We study the scattering theory for such models. First, the masses of the neutrinos are supposed to be positive: for all values of the coupling constant, we prove asymptotic completeness of the wave operators. In a second model, neutrinos are treated as massless particles and we consider a simpler interaction Hamiltonian: for small enough values of the coupling constant, we prove again asymptotic completeness, using singular Mourre’s theory, suitable propagation estimates and the conservation of the difference of some number operators.

Spectral and scattering theory for Schrödinger operators on perturbed topological crystals

In this paper, we investigate the spectral and the scattering theory of Schrödinger operators acting on perturbed periodic discrete graphs. The perturbations considered are of two types: either a multiplication operator by a short-range or a long-range function, or a short-range type modification of the measure defined on the vertices and on the edges of the graph. Mourre theory is used for describing the nature of the spectrum of the underlying operators. For short-range perturbations, existence and asymptotic completeness of local wave operators are also proved.