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The purpose of this note is to describe the connection between quantum physics, the absence of positive eigenvalues for Schrödinger operators, and unique continuation theorems for Schrödinger operators. We shall also describe some recent work on unique continuation theorems.
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Kenig, C.E. (1987). Continuation Theorems for Schrodinger Operators. In: Antman, S.S., Ericksen, J.L., Kinderlehrer, D., Müller, I. (eds) Metastability and Incompletely Posed Problems. The IMA Volumes in Mathematics and Its Applications, vol 3. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8704-6_11
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