Maximal speed of quantum propagation

Scattering theory for PDEs (35P25) PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics (35Q40) Time-dependent Schrödinger equations and Dirac equations (35Q41) PDEs in connection with mechanics of particles and systems of particles (35Q70) Quantum information, communication, networks (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P45) (n)-body potential quantum scattering theory (81U10) Quantum scattering theory (81U99)

Abstract: For Schroedinger equations with both time-independent and time-dependent Kato potentials, we give a simple proof of the maximal speed bound. The latter states that the probability to find the quantum system outside the ball of radius proportional to the time lapsed decays as an inverse power of time. We give an explicit expression for the constant of proportionality in terms of the maximal energy available to the initial condition. For the time-independent part of the interaction, we require neither decay at infinity nor smoothness.

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The authors give a gentle introduction to the work that has been done in recently published papers regarding maximal propagation speed bound. The most concern of the paper is to show in a simple and mathematical way how to define and proove the general values of constants that would work, especially for Kato's potentials. However, the paper shows extraordinary mathematical precision in the use of concepts and proofs. An observation of mine would be that this paper gives even a practical guide on how to look for MPS bounds and how to theoretically use them in quantum information theory as a general consequence.

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