Applications of the landscape function for Schrödinger operators with singular potentials and irregular magnetic fields

Abstract

We resolve both a conjecture and a problem of Z. Shen from the 90's regarding non-asymptotic bounds on the eigenvalue counting function of the magnetic Schrödinger operator La,V=−(∇−ia)2+V with a singular or irregular magnetic field B on Rn, n≥3. We do this by constructing a new landscape function for La,V, and proving its corresponding uncertainty principle, under certain directionality assumptions on B, but with no assumption on ∇B. These results arise as applications of our study of the Filoche-Mayboroda landscape function u, a solution to the equation LVu=−divA∇u+Vu=1, on unbounded Lipschitz domains in Rn, n≥1, and 0≤V∈Lloc1, under a mild decay condition on the Green's function. For LV, we prove a priori exponential decay of Green's function, eigenfunctions, and Lax-Milgram solutions in an Agmon distance with weight 1/u, which may degenerate. Similar a priori results hold for La,V. Furthermore, when n≥3 and V satisfies a scale-invariant Kato condition and a weak doubling property, we show that 1/u is pointwise equivalent to the Fefferman-Phong-Shen maximal function m(⋅,V) (also known as Shen's critical radius function); in particular this gives a setting where the Agmon distance with weight 1/u is not too degenerate. Finally, we extend results from the literature for La,V regarding exponential decay of the fundamental solution and eigenfunctions, to the situation of irregular magnetic fields with directionality assumptions.