We prove the adiabatic theorem for quantum evolution without the traditional
gap condition. All that this adiabatic theorem needs is a (piecewise) twice
differentiable finite dimensional spectral projection. The result implies that
the adiabatic theorem holds for the ground state of atoms in quantized
radiation field. The general result we prove gives no information on the rate
at which the adiabatic limit is approached. With additional spectral
information one can also estimate this rate.
@article{9805022,
author = {Avron, J. E. and Elgart, A.},
title = {Adiabatic Theorem without a Gap Condition},
journal = {arXiv},
volume = {1998},
number = {0},
year = {1998},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/9805022}
}
Avron, J. E.; Elgart, A. Adiabatic Theorem without a Gap Condition. arXiv, Tome 1998 (1998) no. 0, . http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/9805022/