On spectral theory for Schrödinger operators with operator-valued potentials (Q2434372)

Given a complex, separable Hilbert space \(\mathcal H\), the authors consider differential expressions of the type \[ {\tau}=-(d^2/dx^2)+V(x)\text{ for }x\in (a,\infty)\text{ or }x\in \mathbb R. \] Here \(V\) denotes a bounded operator-valued potential \(V(\cdot)\in \mathcal B(\mathcal H)\) such that \(V(\cdot)\) is weakly measurable and the operator norm \(||V(\cdot)||_{\mathcal B(\mathcal H)}\) is locally integrable. The authors consider self-adjoint half-line \(L^2\)-realizations \(H_{\alpha}\) in \(L^2((a,\infty);dx; \mathcal H)\) associated with \({\tau}\), assuming \(a\) to be a regular endpoint necessitating a boundary condition of the type \[ \sin({\alpha})u'(a)+\cos({\alpha})u(a)=0, \] indexed by the self-adjoint operator \({\alpha}={\alpha}^\ast \in \mathcal B(\mathcal H)\). In addition, the authors study self-adjoint full-line \(L^2\)-realizations \(\mathcal H\) of \({\tau}\) in \(L^2(\mathbb R;dx; \mathcal H)\). In either case the authors treat in detail basic spectral theory associated with \(H_{\alpha}\) and \( H\), including Weyl-Titchmarsh theory, Green's function structure, eigenfunction expansions, diagonalization, and a version of the spectral theorem.