Statistical solutions and Kolmogorov entropy for the lattice long-wave-short-wave resonance equations in weighted space

This article studies the lattice long-wave-short-wave resonance equations in weighted spaces. The authors first prove the global well-posedness of the initial value problem and the existence of the pullback attractor for the process generated by the solution mappings in the weighted space. Then they establish that the process possesses a family of invariant Borel probability measures supported by the pullback attractor. Afterwards, they verify that this family of Borel probability measures satisfies the Liouville theorem and is a statistical solution of the lattice long-wave-shortwave resonance equations. Finally, they prove an upper bound of the Kolmogorov entropy of the statistical solutio

Schrödinger operators in the twentieth century

This paper reviews the past fifty years of work on spectral theory and related issues in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics

Mathematical Theory of the Wigner-Weisskopf Atom

These notes provide an introduction to the spectral theory of the Friedrichs model. This model is used in quantum physics to describe the coupling of a discrete set of energy levels to a continuum of states. We restrict ourselves to the simplest possible case of a single energy level coupled to a continuum, the so-called Wigner-Weisskopf atom. We discuss both, perturbative and non-perturbative aspects. We also consider the fermionic second quantization of this model and discuss its nonequilibrium thermodynamics: steady states, steady currents and entropy production

Covariant Mappings for the Description of Measurement, Dissipation and Decoherence in Quantum Mechanics

The general formalism of quantum mechanics for the description of statistical experiments is briefly reviewed, introducing in particular position and momentum observables as POVM characterized by their covariance properties with respect to the isochronous Galilei group. Mappings describing state transformations both as a consequence of measurement and of dynamical evolution for a closed or open system are considered with respect to the general constraints they have to obey and their covariance properties with respect to symmetry groups. In particular different master equations are analyzed in view of the related symmetry group, recalling the general structure of mappings covariant under the same group. This is done for damped harmonic oscillator, two-level system and quantum Brownian motion. Special attention is devoted to the general structure of translation-covariant master equations. Within this framework a recently obtained quantum counterpart of the classical linear Boltzmann equation is considered, as well as a general theoretical framework for the description of different decoherence experiments, pointing to a connection between different possible behaviours in the description of decoherence and the characteristic functions of classical L\'evy processes.Comment: Comments: 38 pages, to appear in Lecture Notes in Physics, Springer-Verla

QCD Sum Rules and Applications to Nuclear Physics

Applications of QCD sum-rule methods to the physics of nuclei are reviewed, with an emphasis on calculations of baryon self-energies in infinite nuclear matter. The sum-rule approach relates spectral properties of hadrons propagating in the finite-density medium, such as optical potentials for quasinucleons, to matrix elements of QCD composite operators (condensates). The vacuum formalism for QCD sum rules is generalized to finite density, and the strategy and implementation of the approach is discussed. Predictions for baryon self-energies are compared to those suggested by relativistic nuclear physics phenomenology. Sum rules for vector mesons in dense nuclear matter are also considered.Comment: 92 pages, ReVTeX, 9 figures can be obtained upon request (to Xuemin Jin

Topics in Modern Quantum Optics

This is the written version of lectures presented at "The 17th Symposium on Theoretical Physics - Applied Field Theory", 29 June - 1 July, 1998, the Sangsan Mathematical Science Building, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.Comment: 97 pages, 23 figures, 187 references. Misprints corrected, most figures redrawn and references update