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arXiv:math-ph/0411042

Quasi-particles in weak perturbations of non-interacting quantum lattice systems

Dmitry Yarotsky

Published Nov 11, 2004• 4 citations
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Abstract

We consider a general weak perturbation of a non-interacting quantum lattice system with a non-degenerate gapped ground state. We prove that the presence of isolated eigenvalues in the spectrum of the decoupled model leads to the existence of quasi-particles in the perturbed model. Also, a scattering theory for asymptotically free many-particle states is developed.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.math-ph/0411042

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