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We discuss quantum graphs consisting of a compact part and semi-infinite leads. Such a system may have embedded eigenvalues if some edge lengths in the compact part are rationally related. If such a relation is perturbed, these eigenvalues may turn into resonances; we analyze this effect both generally and in simple examples.

In this paper, we analyze a free quantum particle in a straight Dirichlet waveguide which has at its axis two Dirichlet barriers of lengths separated by a window of length 2a. It is known that if the barriers are semi-infinite, i.e., we have two adjacent waveguides coupled laterally through the boundary window, the system has for any a > 0 a finite number of eigenvalues below the essential spectrum threshold. Here, we demonstrate that for large but finite the system has resonances which converge to the said eigenvalues as , and derive the leading term in the corresponding asymptotic expansion.

We discuss a modification of Smilansky model in which a singular potential channel is replaced by a regular, below unbounded potential which shrinks as it becomes deeper. We demonstrate that, similarly to the original model, such a system exhibits a spectral transition with respect to the coupling constant, and determine the critical value above which a new spectral branch opens. The result is generalized to situations with multiple potential channels.