Asymptotic Solutions of a Discrete Schrödinger Equation Arising from a Dirac Equation with Random Mass

Abstract

For a Dirac particle in one dimension with random mass, the time evolution for the average wavefunction is considered. Using the supersymmetric representation of the average Green's function, we derive a fourth order linear difference equation for the low-energy asymptotics of the average wavefunction. This equation is of Poincaré type, though highly critical and therefore not amenable to standard methods. In this paper we show that, nevertheless, asymptotic expansions of its solutions can be obtained.