Discrete and embedded eigenvalues for one-dimensional Schr"odinger operators

We provide quantitative estimates on the location of eigenvalues of one-dimensional discrete Dirac operators with complex $\ell^p$-potentials for $1\leq p\leq\infty$. As a corollary, subsets of the essential spectrum free of embedded eigenvalues are determined for small $\ell^1$-potential. Further possible improvements and sharpness of the obtained spectral bounds are also discussed.

We consider Schr\"odinger operators with potentials satisfying a generalized bounded variation condition at infinity and an $L^p$ decay condition. This class of potentials includes slowly decaying Wigner--von Neumann type potentials $\sin(ax)/x^b$ with $b>0$. We prove absence of singular continuous spectrum and show that embedded eigenvalues in the continuous spectrum can only take values from an explicit finite set. Conversely, we construct examples where such embedded eigen...

We consider a class of singular Schr\"odinger operators $H$ that act in $L^2(0,\infty)$, each of which is constructed from a positive function $\phi$ on $(0,\infty)$. Our analysis is direct and elementary. In particular it does not mention the potential directly or make any assumptions about the magnitudes of the first derivatives or the existence of second derivatives of $\phi$. For a large class of $H$ that have discrete spectrum, we prove that the eigenvalue asymptotics of...

We study a family of discrete one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators with power-like decaying potentials with rapid oscillations. In particular, for the potential $V(n)=\lambda n^{-\alpha}\cos(\pi \omega n^\beta)$, with $1<\beta<2\alpha$, we prove that the spectrum is purely absolutely continuous on the spectrum of the Laplacian.

We derive a dispersion estimate for one-dimensional perturbed radial Schr\"odinger operators. We also derive several new estimates for solutions of the underlying differential equation and investigate the behavior of the Jost function near the edge of the continuous spectrum.

We consider the problem of embedding eigenvalues into the essential spectrum of periodic Jacobi operators, using an oscillating, decreasing potential. To do this we employ a geometric method, previously used to embed eigenvalues into the essential spectrum of the discrete Schr\"{o}dinger operator. For periodic Jacobi operators we relax the rational dependence conditions on the values of the quasi-momenta from this previous work. We then explore conditions that permit not just...

Based on the recent work \cite{KKK} for compact potentials, we develop the spectral theory for the one-dimensional discrete Schr\"odinger operator $$ H \phi = (-\De + V)\phi=-(\phi_{n+1} + \phi_{n-1} - 2 \phi_n) + V_n \phi_n. $$ We show that under appropriate decay conditions on the general potential (and a non-resonance condition at the spectral edges), the spectrum of $H$ consists of finitely many eigenvalues of finite multiplicities and the essential (absolutely continuous...

We provide examples of operators $T(D)+V$ with decaying potentials that have embedded eigenvalues. The decay of the potential depends on the curvature of the Fermi surfaces of constant kinetic energy $T$. We make the connection to counterexamples in Fourier restriction theory.

The behaviour of the spectral edges (embedded eigenvalues and resonances) is discussed at the two ends of the continuous spectrum of non-local discrete Schr\"odinger operators with a $\delta$-potential. These operators arise by replacing the discrete Laplacian by a strictly increasing $C^1$-function of the discrete Laplacian. The dependence of the results on this function and the lattice dimension are explicitly derived. It is found that while in the case of the discrete Schr...

In this paper we investigate the one-dimensional harmonic oscillator with a singular perturbation concentrated in one point. We describe all possible selfadjoint realizations and we show that for certain conditions on the perturbation exactly one negative eigenvalues can arise. This eigenvalue tends to $-\infty$ as the perturbation becomes stronger.