Professor of Mathematics

Michael Melgaard Department of Mathematics
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
University of Sussex
Falmer Campus
Brighton BN1 9QH
Great Britain

Funding

Apply for a Ph.D. Scholarship within Analysis, PDEs and/or Mathematical Physics. Two open positions are available.

 

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Research Interests

Mathematical Physics, in particular the mathematics of Quantum Systems. Examples:

 

Nonlinear equations in quantum chemistry

Phase space bounds and eigenvalue asymptotics for Schrödinger operators

Spectral and scattering properties near thresholds for scalar-valued and matrix-valued Schrödinger operators
Resonances in Quantum Chemistry

Spectral and scattering properties of quantum wires

Spectral and scattering properties for Schrödinger and Dirac operators with a constant magnetic field

 

Scientific achievements

Here is a selection of my scientific achievements in the field of Mathematical Physics

(Numbers refer to the 'Refereed articles in journals' section of the publication list).

  • Rigorous justification of Complex Absorbing Potential method for perturbed Dirac operators in the semiclassical limit [KM.2014a,b]
  • Geometric properties of Stiefel and Grassmann manifolds in quantum chemistry [CM.2012d]
  • Existence of infinitely many distinct solutions to the quasi-relativistic multi-configurative Hartree-Fock equations [AM.2012a]
  • Rigorous results on perturbation of eigenvalues and half-bound states embedded at a threshold [M.2005a, M.2006].
  • First proofs of the diamagnetic inequality and the Lieb-Thirring inequality for the multi-vortex Aharonov-Bohm Hamiltonian [MOR.2004a].
  • Discovery and proof of the non-classical formula which governs the eigenvalue asymptotics near the Landau levels for weakly perturbed, even-dimensional Schrödinger and Dirac operators with constant magnetic fields [MR.2003b].
  • Asymptotic expansions in the low-energy limit of the resolvent and the scattering matrix associated with one-dimensional Schrödinger operators, where the potential belongs to an abstract class of short-range potentials, allowing certain non-local potentials [M.2002b]. These are the most detailed results since Faddeev's classic work on the scattering matrix.
  • First analytical proof (by means of a sort of diamagnetic inequality expressed via heat-kernels) of the celebrated Cwikel-Lieb-Rozenblum inequality for Schrödinger operators with external magnetic fields [MR.1996]. The inequality plays an important role in the proof of stability of matter within non-relativistic quantum mechanics.