Scattering theory for sparse random potentials (Q4780945)

The author proves existence of the wave operators and thus of absolutely continuous spectrum for a wide class of random Schrödinger operators with randomness decaying at infinity in dimension \(d\geq 3\). In scattering theory one usually considers potentials that decay at infinity with a certain rate. A typical result is the following: If the potential \(V\) decays faster than the Coulomb potential (i.e. \(|V(x)|\leq C(1+|x|)^{-(1+\varepsilon)}\)) and is locally not too singular, then the wave operators \(\Omega_{\pm}=s-\lim {e^{itH}e^{-itH_0}}\) exist. Here \(H_0=-\Delta\) and \(H=H_0+V\). The existence of the wave operators implies that \(\sigma_{ac}(H_0)\subset\sigma_{ac}(H)\). In this paper, the author extends the corresponding results by \textit{M. Krishna} [Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., Math. Sci. 100, No.~3, 285-294 (1990; Zbl 0731.47057), ibid. 103, No.~3, 333-339 (1993; Zbl 0811.47001)] concerning existence of absolutely continuous spectrum to a large class of potentials with decaying randomness. The main result is the following: Let \(H_0\) be a Schrödinger operator on \(L_2(\mathbb R^d)\) (resp. \(\ell_2(\mathbb Z^d)\)), let \(V_{\omega}(x)\) be a radom potential on \(\mathbb R^d\) (resp. \(\mathbb Z^d\)) such that the function \(W(x)=({\mathbf E}V_{\omega}(x)^2)^{1/2}\) is finite for almost all \(x\in \mathbb R^d\) (\(x\in\mathbb Z^d\)). If \(V_{\omega}(x)\) satisfies the averaged Cook condition: \(\int_T^{\infty}\|W e^{\mp itH_0}\varphi\|dt<\infty\) for \(T\geq 0\) and all \(\varphi\) in a dense set \(D_0\) in \(L^2\), then the wave operators \(\Omega_{\pm}\) for the random potential \(V_{\omega}\) exist for almost all \(\omega\). Consequently \(\sigma(H_0)\subset\sigma_{ac}(H_{\omega})\). A few examples are given which illustrate the theorem. The first three are modifications of the standard Anderson models on the lattice \(\mathbb Z^d\).