Eigenvalues of Schrödinger operators near thresholds: two term approximation

Abstract

We consider one dimensional Schrödinger operators \begin{equation*} H_\lambda=-\frac{d^2}{dx^2}+U+ \lambda V_\lambda \end{equation*} with nonlinear dependence on the parameter $\lambda$ and study the small $\lambda$ behavior of eigenvalues. Potentials $U$ and $V_\lambda$ are real-valued bounded functions of compact support. Under some assumptions on $U$ and $V_\lambda$, we prove the existence of a negative eigenvalue that is absorbed at the bottom of the continuous spectrum as $\lambda\to 0$. We also construct two-term asymptotic formulas for the threshold eigenvalues.