Strichartz and smoothing estimates for Schrödinger operators with large magnetic potentials in \(\mathbb R^3\) (Q2425590)

Summary: We present a novel approach for bounding the resolvent of \[ H= -\Delta+ i(A\cdot\nabla+\nabla\cdot A)+ V=: -\Delta+ L\tag{1} \] for large energies. It is shown here that there exist a large integer \(m\) and a large number \(\lambda_0\) so that relative to the usual weighted \(L^2\)-norm, \[ \|(L(- \Delta+ (\lambda+ i0))^{-1})^m\|< 1/2\tag{2} \] for all \(\lambda> \lambda_0\). This requires suitable decay and smoothness conditions on \(A\), \(V\). The estimate (2) is trivial when \(A= 0\), but difficult for large \(A\) since the gradient term exactly cancels the natural decay of the free resolvent. To obtain (2), we introduce a conical decomposition of the resolvent and then sum over all possible combinations of cones. Chains of cones that all point in the same direction lead to a Volterra-type gain of the form \((m!)^{-\varepsilon}\) with \(\varepsilon> 0\) fixed. On the other hand, cones that are not aligned contribute little due to the assumed decay of \(\widehat A\). We make no use of micro-local analysis, but instead rely on classical phase space techniques. As a corollary of (2), we show that the time evolution of the operator in \(\mathbb{R}^3\) satisfies global Strichartz and smoothing estimates without any smallness assumptions. We require that zero energy is neither an eigenvalue nor a resonance.