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Levinson's theorem for the Schr\"{o}dinger equation in one dimension

Quantum Physics 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

Levinson's theorem for the one-dimensional Schr\"{o}dinger equation with a symmetric potential, which decays at infinity faster than x2x^{-2}, is established by the Sturm-Liouville theorem. The critical case, where the Schr\"{o}dinger equation has a finite zero-energy solution, is also analyzed. It is demonstrated that the number of bound states with even (odd) parity n+n_{+} (nn_{-}) is related to the phase shift η+(0)[η(0)]\eta_{+}(0)[\eta_{-}(0)] of the scattering states with the same parity at zero momentum as η+(0)+π/2=n+π,η(0)=nπ\eta_{+}(0)+\pi/2=n_{+}\pi, \eta_{-}(0)=n_{-}\pi, for the non-critical case, η+(0)=n+π,η(0)π/2=nπ\eta_{+}(0)=n_{+}\pi, \eta_{-}(0)-\pi/2=n_{-}\pi, for the critical case.

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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/9903016,
  title  = {Levinson's theorem for the Schr\"{o}dinger equation in one dimension},
  author = {Shi-Hai Dong and Zhong-Qi Ma},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/9903016},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Revtex 11 pages and submitted to Phys. Rev. A

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