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In the semiclassical limit h to 0, we analyze a class of self-adjoint Schr\"odinger operators H_h = h^2 L + h W + V id_E acting on sections of a vector bundle E over an oriented Riemannian manifold M where L is a Laplace type operator, W is…

In this paper, we consider the semiclassical 2D magnetic Schr{\"o}dinger operator in the case where the magnetic field vanishes along a smooth closed curve. Assuming that this curve has an axis of symmetry, we prove that semi-classical…

In this article, we consider the semiclassical Schr\"odinger operator $P = - h^{2} \Delta + V$ in $\mathbb{R}^{d}$ with confining non-negative potential $V$ which vanishes, and study its low-lying eigenvalues $\lambda_{k} ( P )$ as $h \to…

We establish a tunneling formula for a Schr\"odinger operator with symmetric double-well potential and homogeneous magnetic field, in dimension two. Each well is assumed to be radially symmetric and compactly supported. We obtain an…

We consider a semi-classical Schr\"odinger operator, -h^2\Delta + V(x). Assuming that the potential admits a unique global minimum and that the eigenvalues of the Hessian are linearly independent over the rationals, we show that the…

In this report we present preliminary results about the tunneling problem for a magnetic Schr\"odinger operator. As a motivation we consider the 3-D time-dependent Schr\"odinger operator $H(t)=-h^2\Delta+V+E(t)\cdot x$ where $V$ is a radial…

Generalizing previous results obtained for the spectrum of the Dirichlet and Neumann realizations in a bounded domain of a Schr\"odinger operator with a purely imaginary potential $h^2\Delta+iV$ in the semiclassical limit $h\to 0$ we…

We consider the Dirichlet realization of the operator $-h^2\Delta+iV$ in the semi-classical limit $h\to0$, where $V$ is a smooth real potential with no critical points. For a one dimensional setting, we obtain the complete asymptotic…

We are interested in decay estimates of the ground state (or the low energy eigenstates), outside the potential wells, for a semi-classical Magnetic Schr\"odinger operator with smooth coefficients $P_A(x,hD_x)=(hD_x-\mu A(x))^2+V(x)$ on…

Consider a two-dimensional domain shaped like a wire, not necessarily of uniform cross section. Let $V$ denote an electric potential driven by a voltage drop between the conducting surfaces of the wire. We consider the operator ${\mathcal…

The aim of this paper is to provide uniform estimates for the eigenvalue spacings of one-dimensional semiclassical Schr\"odinger operators with singular potentials on the half-line. We introduce a new development of semiclassical measures…

We consider the semiclassical Schr\"odinger operator $-h^2\partial_x^2+V(x)$ on a half-line, where $V$ is a compactly supported potential which is positive near the endpoint of its support. We prove that the eigenvalues and the purely…

We consider a semiclassical $2\times 2$ matrix Schr\"odinger operator of the form $P=-h^2\Delta {\bf I}_2 + {\rm diag}(x_n-\mu, \tau V_2(x)) +hR(x,hD_x)$, where $\mu$ and $\tau$ are two small positive constants, $V_2$ is real-analytic and…

We compare the bottom of the spectrum of discrete and continuous Schr\"odinger operators with periodic potentials with barriers at the boundaries of their fundamental domains. Our results show that these energy levels coincide in the…

We consider tunneling between symmetric wells for a 2-D semi-classical Schr\"odinger operator for energies close to the quadratic minimum of the potential V in two cases: (1) excitations of the lowest frequency in the harmonic oscillator…

For a large class of semiclassical pseudodifferential operators, including Schr\"odinger operators, $ P (h) = -h^2 \Delta_g + V (x) $, on compact Riemannian manifolds, we give logarithmic lower bounds on the mass of eigenfunctions outside…

We investigate the spectral analysis of a class of pseudo-differential operators in one dimension. Under symmetry assumptions, we prove an asymptotic formula for the splitting of the first two eigenvalues. This article is a first example of…

We consider semiclassical Schr\"odinger operators on the real line of the form $$H(\hbar)=-\hbar^2 \frac{d^2}{dx^2}+V(\cdot;\hbar)$$ with $\hbar>0$ small. The potential $V$ is assumed to be smooth, positive and exponentially decaying…

We consider the operator ${\mathcal A}_h=-\Delta+iV$ in the semi-classical $h\rightarrow 0$, where $V$ is a smooth real potential with no critical points. We obtain both the left margin of the spectrum, as well as resolvent estimates on the…

We study the semiclassical distribution of resonances of a $2 \times 2$ matrix Schr\"odinger operator, obtained as a reduction of an Hamiltonian when studying molecular predissociation models under the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. The…