arXiv:2111.06121 · Journal of Mathematical Physics

Generalized spin-boson models with non-normalizable form factors

Davide Lonigro

Published Jul 1, 2022• 13 citations

Abstract

Generalized spin-boson (GSB) models describe the interaction between a quantum mechanical system and a structured boson environment, mediated by a family of coupling functions known as form factors. We propose an extension of the class of GSB models, which can accommodate non-normalizable form factors provided that they satisfy a weaker growth constraint, thus accounting for a rigorous description of a wider range of physical scenarios; we also show that such “singular” GSB models can be rigorously approximated by GSB models with normalizable form factors. Furthermore, we discuss in greater detail the structure of the spin-boson model with a rotating wave approximation: for this model, the result is improved via a nonperturbative approach that enables us to further extend the class of admissible form factors as well as to compute its resolvent and characterize its self-adjointness domain.

DOI: 10.1063/5.0085576

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