On a semiclassical formula for non-diagonal matrix elements

Publication date 10 December 2007

Abstract: Let

H (h b a r) = - h b a r^{2} d^{2} / d x^{2} + V (x)

be a Schr"odinger operator on the real line,

W (x)

be a bounded observable depending only on the coordinate and

k

be a fixed integer. Suppose that an energy level

E

intersects the potential

V (x)

in exactly two turning points and lies below

V_{i} n f t y = l i m i n f_{| x | o i n f t y} V (x)

. We consider the semiclassical limit

n o i n f t y

,

h b a r = h b a r_{n} o 0

and

E_{n} = E

where

E_{n}

is the

n

th eigen-energy of

H (h b a r)

. An asymptotic formula for

< n | W (x) | n + k >

, the non-diagonal matrix elements of

W (x)

in the eigenbasis of

H (h b a r)

, has been known in the theoretical physics for a long time. Here it is proved in a mathematically rigorous manner.

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