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On Lieb-Thirring Inequalities for Schrödinger Operators with Virtual Level

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We consider the operator H=−Δ−V in L 2(ℝd), d≥3. For the moments of its negative eigenvalues we prove the estimate Similar estimates hold for the one-dimensional operator with a Dirichlet condition at the origin and for the two-dimensional Aharonov-Bohm operator.

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Ekholm, T., Frank, R. On Lieb-Thirring Inequalities for Schrödinger Operators with Virtual Level. Commun. Math. Phys. 264, 725–740 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-006-1521-z

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