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184 TIME DEPENDENT AND NONLINEAR POINT INTERACTIONS RODOLFO FIGARI Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli" Federico II", Italy ... 1 Introduction Driven by new results obtained by S. Albeverio, R.... more
184 TIME DEPENDENT AND NONLINEAR POINT INTERACTIONS RODOLFO FIGARI Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Universita di Napoli" Federico II", Italy ... 1 Introduction Driven by new results obtained by S. Albeverio, R. Hoegh-Krohn, H. Holden, F. Gesztesy, M. Mebkhout, ...
We consider the Schrödinger equation in with nonlinearity concentrated in a finite set of points. We formulate the problem in the space of finite energy V, which is strictly larger than the standard H1-space due to the specific... more
We consider the Schrödinger equation in with nonlinearity concentrated in a finite set of points. We formulate the problem in the space of finite energy V, which is strictly larger than the standard H1-space due to the specific singularity exhibited by the solutions. We prove local existence and, for a repulsive or weakly attractive nonlinearity, also global existence of the solutions.On considère l'équation de Schrödinger avec une nonlinéarité concentrée en un nombre fini de points. On formule le problème dans l'espace V d'énergie finie, qui contient strictement l'espace standard H1, à cause de la singularité spécifique des solutions. On prouve des résultats d'existence locale et même, pour une nonlinéarité répulsive ou faiblement attractive, l'existence globale des solutions.
We consider a quantum system of two particles in dimension three interacting via a smooth potential. We characterize the asymptotic dynamics in the limit of small mass ratio for an initial state given in product form, with an explicit... more
We consider a quantum system of two particles in dimension three interacting via a smooth potential. We characterize the asymptotic dynamics in the limit of small mass ratio for an initial state given in product form, with an explicit control of the error. An application to the decoherence effect produced on the heavy particle is also discussed.
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We consider the Schrödinger equation in R3 with nonlinearity concentrated in a finite set of points. We formulate the problem in the space of finite energy V , which is strictly larger than the standard H 1-space due to the specific... more
We consider the Schrödinger equation in R3 with nonlinearity concentrated in a finite set of points. We formulate the problem in the space of finite energy V , which is strictly larger than the standard H 1-space due to the specific singularity exhibited by the solutions. We prove local existence and, for a repulsive or weakly attractive nonlinearity, also global existence of the solutions.  2003 Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS
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... Istituto di Matematica Università di Roma Roma, Itali and Courant Institute of Mathematical Science New York University 251 Mercesr Street New York NY 10012 USA. Courant Institute of Mathematical Science New York University 251 Mercer... more
... Istituto di Matematica Università di Roma Roma, Itali and Courant Institute of Mathematical Science New York University 251 Mercesr Street New York NY 10012 USA. Courant Institute of Mathematical Science New York University 251 Mercer Street New York NY 10012 USA. ...
We give a short report on work done in recent years on solvable models for quantum mechanical crystals (crystals with point interactions, thus three dimensional extensions of Kronig Penney's model). We discuss the... more
We give a short report on work done in recent years on solvable models for quantum mechanical crystals (crystals with point interactions, thus three dimensional extensions of Kronig Penney's model). We discuss the mathematical definition of the Hamiltonian and its spectral properties in the case of perfect crystals, as well as in the case of crystals with deterministic or randomly distributed point defects. We also discuss the connection of such point interactions Hamiltonians with the study of scattering by a large number of small randomly placed scatterers.
ABSTRACT In this paper we give results on the approximation of (generalized) Schrdinger operators of the form - + for some finite Radon measure on Rd. For d = 1 we shall show that weak convergence of measures n to implies norm resolvent... more
ABSTRACT In this paper we give results on the approximation of (generalized) Schrdinger operators of the form - + for some finite Radon measure on Rd. For d = 1 we shall show that weak convergence of measures n to implies norm resolvent convergence of the operators - + n to - + . In particular Schrdinger operators of the form - + for some finite Radon measure can be regularized or approximated by Hamiltonians describing point interactions. For d = 3 we shall show that a fairly large class of singular interactions can be regarded as limit of point interactions.
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ABSTRACT The A-B site-bond percolation in the antiferromagnetic Ising model in an external field H is studied with the infinitesimal Migdal-Kadanoff renormalisation group. It is shown that for H=0 the clusters of holes and particles... more
ABSTRACT The A-B site-bond percolation in the antiferromagnetic Ising model in an external field H is studied with the infinitesimal Migdal-Kadanoff renormalisation group. It is shown that for H=0 the clusters of holes and particles diverge at the Ising critical point K=Kc with the bond concentration pB in the range 1-exp(- mod Kc mod /2)<or=PB<or=1 as in the Coniglio-Klein model. For H not=0 the thermal antiferromagnetic critical line coincides with the percolation lines for a wider range of pB, i.e. pBmin(K)<or=pB(K)<or=1 where pBmin(K)<1-exp(- mod K mod /2).
ABSTRACT The description of a quantum Brownian oscillator based on stochastic quantisation is applied to the non-equilibrium relaxation process. The quantum fluctuation-dissipation theorem is derived in a form which relates only the... more
ABSTRACT The description of a quantum Brownian oscillator based on stochastic quantisation is applied to the non-equilibrium relaxation process. The quantum fluctuation-dissipation theorem is derived in a form which relates only the thermal component of the fluctuations to the response function. In the zero-temperature limit, it is shown that the transient is described by processes related to the solution of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation.
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ABSTRACT The dynamical process of generation of entanglement between subsystems of an evolving quantum system is analysed in this paper. We consider one of the simplest possible continuous systems in which such a process can be rigorously... more
ABSTRACT The dynamical process of generation of entanglement between subsystems of an evolving quantum system is analysed in this paper. We consider one of the simplest possible continuous systems in which such a process can be rigorously studied: a quantum 'heavy' particle (the system) interacting via zero range forces with a lighter particle (the environment). In a three-dimensional model we study the asymptotic dynamics when the ratio between the masses of the light and the heavy particle is very small. The effect of decoherence on the heavy particle induced by the interaction is explicitly computed.
ABSTRACT The ionization probability for a one-dimensional model atom perturbed by a moving repulsive scatterer is considered. The moving scattering centre is meant to mimic a second quantum particle crossing the region where a much... more
ABSTRACT The ionization probability for a one-dimensional model atom perturbed by a moving repulsive scatterer is considered. The moving scattering centre is meant to mimic a second quantum particle crossing the region where a much lighter particle is initially bound in the atom. We compute the first three terms (of order t3/2, t2, t5/2 respectively) in the expansion for small times of the ionization probability and we deduce that the first term showing explicit dependence on the velocity of the scatterer is of order t5/2. A possible application of the model for the description of a quantum particle in a cloud chamber is also outlined.
ABSTRACT We analyze the paper “The wave mechanics of $\alpha $ -ray tracks” Mott (Proc R Soc Lond A 126:79–84, 1929), published in 1929 by N. F. Mott. In particular, we discuss the theoretical context in which the paper appeared and give... more
ABSTRACT We analyze the paper “The wave mechanics of $\alpha $ -ray tracks” Mott (Proc R Soc Lond A 126:79–84, 1929), published in 1929 by N. F. Mott. In particular, we discuss the theoretical context in which the paper appeared and give a detailed account of the approach used by the author and the main result attained. Moreover, we comment on the relevance of the work not only as far as foundations of Quantum Mechanics are concerned but also as the earliest pioneering contribution in decoherence theory.

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[English]: This proceedings e-book contains papers presented at the national Symposium on “Electronic Books and the practices of scholarly research”, held in Naples, Italy, on 20 June 2003. The advent of new technologies, tools, and... more
[English]: This proceedings e-book contains papers presented at the national Symposium on “Electronic Books and the practices of scholarly research”, held in Naples, Italy, on 20 June 2003. The advent of new technologies, tools, and digital resources is changing how scholars conduct their work, keep updated in their field or fields of study, and think about research. Moving from the reconstruction of the market of scientific communication, copyright policies, and management of long-term conservation strategies, the published papers aim to discuss the ways in which scholarly practices have changed in the last decades, even since the end of the last century, in teaching and in research, in various disciplines like history, phisics and biomedical sciences. / [Italiano]: Il volume raccoglie gli atti del convegno "I libri elettronici. Pratiche della didattica e della ricerca", organizzato il 20 giugno 2003, presso l’Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, con l’intendimento di chiarire quali vincoli e quali opportunità scaturiscano dallo sviluppo delle reti telematiche e dell’editoria elettronica per il prodotto culturale “libro” e, soprattutto, per la “monografia di ricerca”, ritenuta, da più di un secolo e mezzo, il veicolo di diffusione dei risultati della ricerca scientifica più compiutamente rispondente alle esigenze metodologiche e argomentative proprie delle scienze umane e sociali. Nella prima parte, il volume muove dalla precisa ricostruzione dei condizionamenti del mercato sui circuiti della comunicazione scientifica (G. Vitiello), e dalle loro ripercussioni sullo sviluppo normativo del copyright (A. De Robbio), per dedicare poi spazio all’analisi delle strategie di conservazione delle memorie digitali, un tema troppo spesso sottovalutato dalle istituzioni di ricerca e dai governi nazionali (M. Guercio). Nella seconda parte, è affrontato il problema dell’uso didattico degli e-book (G. Roncaglia), prima di passare ad analizzare e a valorizzare le possibilità che l’informatica e le reti telematiche sembrano aprire al variegato universo delle “pratiche disciplinari”, dalle scienze fisiche (R. Figari) e biomediche (M. Della Seta) agli studi storici (R. Delle Donne). Di primo acchito, i contributi riservati alle scienze biomediche, fisiche e storiche sembrano percorrere strade fortemente divergenti e rispondenti alla radicale diversità degli scopi e dei metodi propri delle tre discipline. Eppure, a una lettura più attenta, non sfuggirà che proprio il “mutamento digitale” dell’ultimo decennio sembra aprire la strada a nuove convergenze, sollecitate dalla consapevolezza che la risposta alle distorsioni del mercato vada cercata nell’uso consapevole delle reti telematiche e delle loro potenzialità, da perseguire anche attraverso l’implementazione di piattaforme per pubblicare, in formato elettronico, ad accesso aperto, monografie e riviste, materiale scientifico, didattico e multimediale.