Limiting absorption principle and radiation conditions for Schrödinger operators with long-range potentials
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https://doi.org/10.7146/math.scand.a-143426Abstract
We show Rellich's theorem, the limiting absorption principle, and a Sommerfeld uniqueness result for a wide class of one-body Schrödinger operators with long-range potentials, extending and refining previously known results. Our general method is based on elementary commutator estimates, largely following the scheme developed recently by Ito and Skibsted.
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