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Bound States in Bent Soft Waveguides

Spectral Theory 2023-12-25 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP Quantum Physics

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to show that a two-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator with the potential in the form of a `ditch' of a fixed profile can have a geometrically induced discrete spectrum; this happens if such a potential channel has a single or multiple bends being straight outside a compact. Moreover, under stronger geometric restrictions the claim remains true in the presence of a potential bias at one of the channel `banks'.

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@article{arxiv.2304.14776,
  title  = {Bound States in Bent Soft Waveguides},
  author = {Pavel Exner and Semjon Vugalter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2304.14776},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

Revised version, to appear in J. Spectral Theory; 29 pages, four figures, some parts of the argument made more detailed

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