Resolvent estimates for one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators with complex potentials

Abstract

We study one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators $\operatorname{H} = -\partial_x^2 + V$ with unbounded complex potentials $V$ and derive asymptotic estimates for the norm of the resolvent, $\Psi(\lambda) := \| (\operatorname{H} - \lambda)^{-1} \|$, as $|\lambda| \to +\infty$, separately considering $\lambda \in \operatorname{Ran} V$ and $\lambda \in \mathbb{R}_+$. In each case, our analysis yields an exact leading order term and an explicit remainder for $\Psi(\lambda)$ and we show these estimates to be optimal. We also discuss several extensions of the main results, their interrelation with some aspects of semigroup theory and illustrate them with examples.