Propagation estimates for \(N\)-body Schrödinger operators (Q1179850)

This paper proves time decay estimates of the form \([B(t) \exp(-itH) f(H) <x>^{-s'} =\text{O}(t^{-s})]\), where \(H\) is a suitable long-range \(N\)-body Schrödinger operator, \(B(t)\) is a pseudo-differential operator and \(f\) is smooth with compact support. These results imply versions of minimal and large velocity estimates of Sigal and Soffer [\textit{I. M. Sigal} and \textit{A. Soffer}, e.g.: Ann. Math., II. Ser. 126, 35-108 (1987; Zbl 0646.47009)], as well as estimates for the ``free channel region'' which were known in very special cases. The author notes that the results can be extended to time-dependent Hamiltonians. The verification of the author's hypothesis in concrete examples relies on a partition of unity adapted to the cluster decomposition due to \textit{G. M. Graf} [Commun. Math. Phys. 132, No. 1, 73-101 (1990; Zbl 0726.35096)].