Levinson's theorem for the nonlocal interaction in one dimension (Q1590875)

The object of the paper is to extend the Levinson theorem on the one-dimensional Schrödinger equation with both local and nonlocal symmetric potential. First, the author establishes the Sturm-Liouville theorem for the nonlocal interaction in one dimension. Next, the corresponding Levinson theorem is set up. The critical case where the Schrödinger equation has a finite zero-energy solution is analyzed. Relations between the number \(n_+(n_-)\) of bound states with even (odd) parity and the phase shifts \(\eta_+(0)[\eta_-(0)]\) of the scattering states with the same parity at zero momentum are obtained. The paper ends with a discussion related to some problem on the positive energy bound states and the physically redundant state associated with nonlocal interaction.