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The semiclassical limit on a star-graph with Kirchhoff conditions

Mathematical Physics 2021-04-09 v1 math.MP

Abstract

We consider the dynamics of a quantum particle of mass mm on a nn-edges star-graph with Hamiltonian HK=(2m)12ΔH_K=-(2m)^{-1}\hbar^2 \Delta and Kirchhoff conditions in the vertex. We describe the semiclassical limit of the quantum evolution of an initial state supported on one of the edges and close to a Gaussian coherent state. We define the limiting classical dynamics through a Liouville operator on the graph, obtained by means of Kre\u{\i}n's theory of singular perturbations of self-adjoint operators. For the same class of initial states, we study the semiclassical limit of the wave and scattering operators for the couple (HK,HD)(H_K,H_{D}^{\oplus}), where HDH_{D}^{\oplus} is the free Hamiltonian with Dirichlet conditions in the vertex.

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@article{arxiv.2005.03790,
  title  = {The semiclassical limit on a star-graph with Kirchhoff conditions},
  author = {Claudio Cacciapuoti and Davide Fermi and Andrea Posilicano},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2005.03790},
  year   = {2021}
}

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31 pages

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