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Bound states for the magnetic Neumann Laplacian in planar sectors

Spectral Theory 2026-07-14 v1 Mathematical Physics

Abstract

We study the magnetic Neumann Laplacian in an infinite planar sector of opening α(0,π)\alpha\in(0,\pi) under a constant magnetic field. Building on earlier work by Bonnaillie-No\"el and collaborators and by Exner, Lotoreichik, and P\'erez-Obiol, we prove that the bottom of the spectrum lies strictly below the half-plane threshold for every convex sector. Consequently, HαH_\alpha has a discrete ground-state eigenvalue for every 0<α<π0<\alpha<\pi. This resolves the bound-state problem for convex sectors, a model problem arising in the analysis of magnetic localization near corners and of the third critical field in type-II superconductivity.

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@article{arxiv.2607.12600,
  title  = {Bound states for the magnetic Neumann Laplacian in planar sectors},
  author = {Ayman Kachmar and Mikael Sundqvist},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.12600},
  year   = {2026}
}