Tunneling effect between radial electric wells in a homogeneous magnetic field

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We establish a tunneling formula for a Schrödinger operator with symmetric double-well potential and homogeneous magnetic field, in dimension two. Each well is assumed to be radially symmetric and compactly supported. We obtain an asymptotic formula for the difference between the two first eigenvalues of this operator, that is exponentially small in the semiclassical limit.

Original languageEnglish
Article number29
JournalLetters in Mathematical Physics
Volume114
Issue number1
Number of pages16
ISSN0377-9017
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2024

Bibliographical note

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The author thanks Søren Fournais, Bernard Helffer, Ayman Kachmar, and Nicolas Raymond for many enlightening discussions, and for encouraging this work.

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The author states that there is no conflict of interest. This work is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Research Council. Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.

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    Research areas

  • 35Pxx, 81Q20, Magnetic field, Semiclassical limit, Spectral gap, Tunneling

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