Low energy spectral and scattering theory for relativistic Schrödinger operators

Spectral and scattering theory at low energy for the relativistic Schrödinger operator are investigated. Some striking properties at thresholds of this operator are exhibited, as for example the absence of 0-energy resonance. Low energy behavior of the wave operators and of the scattering operator are studied, and stationary expressions in terms of generalized eigenfunctions are proved for the former operators. Under slightly stronger conditions on the perturbation the absolute continuity of the spectrum on the positive semi axis is demonstrated. Finally, an explicit formula for the action of the free evolution group is derived. Such a formula, which is well known in the usual Schrödinger case, was apparently not available in the relativistic setting. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 81U05, 35Q40, 47F05