Tunneling in soft waveguides: closing a book

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Exner, Pavel - Spitzkopf, David
Tunneling in soft waveguides: closing a book.
Journal of Physics A-Mathematical and Theoretical. Roč. 57, č. 12 (2024), č. článku 125301. ISSN 1751-8113. E-ISSN 1751-8121
Grant CEP: GA ČR(CZ) GA21-07129S
GRANT EU: European Commission(XE) 873071 - SOMPATY
Výzkumná infrastruktura: e-INFRA CZ II - 90254
Institucionální podpora: RVO:61389005
Klíčová slova: quantum waveguides * Schrodinger operators * ditch-shaped potentials * discrete spectrum * tunneling effect
Obor OECD: Atomic, molecular and chemical physics (physics of atoms and molecules including collision, interaction with radiation, magnetic resonances, Mössbauer effect)
Impakt faktor: 2.1, rok: 2022
Způsob publikování: Open access
https://doi.org/10.1088/1751-8121/ad2c80

We investigate the spectrum of a soft quantum waveguide in two dimensions of the generalized 'bookcover' shape, that is, Schrodinger operator with the potential in the form of a ditch consisting of a finite curved part and straight asymptotes which are parallel or almost parallel pointing in the same direction. We show how the eigenvalues accumulate when the angle between the asymptotes tends to zero. In case of parallel asymptotes the existence of a discrete spectrum depends on the ditch profile. We prove that it is absent in the weak-coupling case, on the other hand, it exists provided the transverse potential is strong enough. We also present a numerical example in which the critical strength can be assessed.
Trvalý link: https://hdl.handle.net/11104/0352599