Fundamental solutions and eigenfunction expansions for Schrödinger operators. II. Eigenfunction expansions (Q1100632)

[For Part I see the second author, to appear in Math. Z. (Zbl 0627.35073).] This is the second part of a series of papers concerning the eigenfunction expansions for the Schrödinger operator \(H=-\Delta /2+V(x)\) with V(x)\(\in {\mathcal B}^{\infty}(R\) n) real-valued, where \({\mathcal B}^{\infty}\) (R n) denotes the space of smooth functions on R n, with bounded derivatives. In this part, using the Fourier integral operator expression of the fundamental solution \(e^{-it H}\) obtained in Part I, we first construct eigendistributions \(\phi _{\pm}\) for H which expand the range of wave operator \(W_{\pm}\) and prove a structure theorem for them in a general framework assuming the existence and intertwining property of \(W_{\pm}\). Next using this structure theorem, we prove a regularity result and give a pointwise bound on \(\phi _{\pm}\) with respect to the configuration variable x, which concludes that these \(\phi _{\pm}\) are actually the eigenfunctions for H. In our formulation, the completeness of these eigenfunctions is equivalent to the asymptotic completeness of \(W_{\pm}\). Finally, as examples of these general results, we treat the 2-body short- and long-range cases and N- body short- and long-range cases. The inclusion of local singularities in the 2-body case, and the 2-body oscillating long-range potentials are also discussed.