Schrödinger operators with a nonspherical radiation condition (Q1110711)

The Schrödinger operators with potentials p(x) which do not necessarily converge to a constant at infinity are discussed. The potential \(p(x)=x_ 1/| x|\), \(x=(x_ 1,x_ 2,...,x_ n)\in {\mathbb{R}}^ N\), is an example. The radiation condition associated with such Schrödinger operators is shown to have the form \(\nabla u- i\sqrt{\lambda}(\nabla R)u=small\) at infinity, where \(R=R(x,\lambda)\) is a solution of the eikonal equation \(| \nabla R|^ 2=1- p(x)/\lambda\). This radiation condition is ``nonspherical'' in the sense that \(\nabla R\) is not proportional to the vector \(\tilde x=x/| x|\) in general. The limiting absorption principle is obtained using a priori estimates for the radiation condition.