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The Maslov and Morse indices for Schr\"odinger operators on $\mathbb{R}$

Dynamical Systems 2016-08-22 v1

Abstract

Assuming a symmetric potential that approaches constant endstates with a sufficient asymptotic rate, we relate the Maslov and Morse indices for Schr\"odinger operators on R\mathbb{R}. In particular, we show that with our choice of convention, the Morse index is precisely the negative of the Maslov index.

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@article{arxiv.1608.05692,
  title  = {The Maslov and Morse indices for Schr\"odinger operators on $\mathbb{R}$},
  author = {Peter Howard and Yuri Latushkin and Alim Sukhtayev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1608.05692},
  year   = {2016}
}