On contact interactions as limits of short-range potentials

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Authors Gerhard Bräunlich, C. Hainzl, R. Seiringer

Publication date 21 August 2014

Published in Methods of Functional Analysis and Topology (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1305.3805

zbMATH Keywords

contact interactionscattering lengthshort-range potential

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics (35Q40) Applications of operator theory in the physical sciences (47N50) Selfadjoint operator theory in quantum theory, including spectral analysis (81Q10)

Abstract: We reconsider the norm resolvent limit of $-Delta+V_{e}ll$ with $V_{e}ll$ tending to a point interaction in three dimensions. We are mainly interested in potentials $V_{e}ll$ modelling short range interactions of cold atomic gases. In order to ensure stability the interaction $V_{e}ll$ is required to have a strong repulsive core, such that $li{m}_{ello0}int{V}_{e}ll>0$. This situation is not covered in the previous literature.

Review text

The physical applications of Hamiltonians of point interactions defined as extensions of operators require a correct choice of the extension. In particular, in models of cold atomic gases the choice is based on approximation by short-range potentials \(V_l\) with the range \(l\) converging to zero, as \(l\to 0\), while the scattering length tends to a finite limit. The paper provides a rigorous implementation of the above idea. The interaction \(V_l\) is required to have a strong repusive core. An important ingredient is a formula for the scattering length obtained by \textit{C. Hainzl} and \textit{R. Seiringer} [Lett. Math. Phys. 84, No. 2-3, 99--107 (2008; Zbl 1164.81006)].

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