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Quantitative Landis-type result for Dirac operators

Analysis of PDEs 2026-02-19 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Spectral Theory

Abstract

We study quantitative unique continuation at infinity for Dirac equations with bounded matrix-valued potentials. For the massless Dirac operator Dn\mathcal{D}_n in Rn\mathbb{R}^n, we establish a Landis-type estimate showing that the vanishing order of any nontrivial bounded solution of (Dn+V)φ=0( \mathcal{D}_n + \mathbb{V} ) \varphi = 0 satisfies a lower bound of order exp(κR2(logR)2)\exp(-\kappa R^{2} (\log R)^{2}) as x=R|x|=R\to \infty; the quadratic growth in the exponent is sharp, in view of previous known results. Our proof follows a Bourgain--Kenig type approach based on a Carleman inequality for Dirac operators which relies on a local H\"older regularity result, which we also prove. In two dimension, we obtain improved quantitative estimates under symmetry assumptions on the potential V\mathbb{V} and for real-valued solutions. Finally, we also derive qualitative Landis-type results for Dirac equations with decaying potentials, including critical decay rates.

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@article{arxiv.2602.16049,
  title  = {Quantitative Landis-type result for Dirac operators},
  author = {Ujjal Das and Luca Fanelli and Luz Roncal},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2602.16049},
  year   = {2026}
}

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17 pages

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