A general resonance theory based on Mourre's inequality (Q2491970)

The authors treat resonance theory: If \(H\varphi=\lambda\varphi\) describes the original bound state \(\varphi\) with a simple eigenvalue \(\lambda\) embedded in the continuous spectrum of \(H\), unstable by the Fermi golden rule, and if \(H\) is perturbed into \(H_\kappa=H+\kappa V\), \(\kappa\to 0\), then \(\lambda\) splits into a complex conjugate pair \(\lambda_\kappa\) of resonances which dominate the perturbed evolution of \(\varphi\). Let \(E_\Delta(H)\) be the spectral projection of \(H\) for the interval \(\Delta\), and \(K\) be the compact operator. Mourre's operator inequality \(E_\Delta(H)i[H,A]E_\Delta(H)\geq\theta E_\Delta(H)+K\), \(\lambda\in \Delta\), is used under the condition \(e^{isA}{\mathfrak D}(H)\subset {\mathfrak D}(H)\). Next let \(-\text{ad}_A^{(2)}(H)\equiv [i[H,A],A]\). Assume that \(\text{ad}_A^{(k)}(H)\), \(\text{ad}_A^{(k)}(V)\), \((k=0,\dots,\nu)\), exist as \(H\)-bounded operators. They prove the following theorem: Suppose that \(\nu\geq n+5\). There is a function \(g\in {\mathfrak C}_0^\infty(\Delta)\) with \(g=1\) near \(\lambda\) such that \((\varphi,e^{-i H_\kappa t}g (H_\kappa)\varphi)=a(\kappa)e^{-\lambda_\kappa t}+b(\kappa,t)\), \(t \geq 0\). For small \(\kappa\), \(|a(\kappa)|\leq c\kappa^2\), \[ |b(\kappa,t)| \leq c\kappa^2 |\log|\kappa||(1+t)^{-n}\leq c\kappa^2(1+t)^{-(n-1)}. \] \[ \lambda_\kappa=\lambda+ \kappa(\varphi,V\varphi)+\kappa^2F (\lambda+i0,0)+O(\kappa^2), \] and in particular, \(\Im \lambda_\kappa<0\).