On large coupling convergence within trace ideals (Q2877329)

Let \(\mathcal E\) and \(\mathcal P\) be nonnegative quadratic forms on a Hilbert space, such that \(\mathcal E+b\mathcal P\) is closed and densely defined for every real number \(b\geq 0\). By Kato's monotone convergence theorem, the selfadjoint operator \(H_b\) associated to \(\mathcal E+b\mathcal P\) converges in the strong resolvent sense, as \(b\to \infty\). The author finds a condition for \((H_b+I)^{-1}\) to converge in the trace class norm with convergence rate \(O(b^{-1})\). A typical example is the point interaction Hamiltonian NEWLINE\[NEWLINE H_b=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+b\sum_{n\in \mathbb Z} a_n\delta_n, NEWLINE\]NEWLINE where \(a_n>0\) and \(\sum_{n\in \mathbb Z} \frac1{a_n}<\infty\). On the other hand, this trace class convergence is impossible if \(\sup_{n\in \mathbb Z}a_n<\infty\).