Spectral Theory

The differential operators pencil recovery uniqueness theorem is proved in our article. Novelty of this result is not equation coefficient recovery, but boundary conditions coefficients recovery. We show that all conditions of the theorem…

The Orr-Sommerfeld equation is a spectral problem which is known to play an important role in hydrodynamic stability. For an appropriate operator theoretical realization of the equation, we will determine the essential spectrum, and…

We study a class of pseudo-differential operators with oscillating symbols or osc illating amplitudes appearing in the long-range scattering theory. We develop the basic calc ulus for operators from such classes and solve some concrete…

We prove an upper bound on the bottom of the essential spectrum of a diffusion in term of the growth of the volume of $X$, generalizing a result by R. Brooks.

On the half line $[0,\infty)$ we study first order differential operators of the form $B 1/i d/(dx) + Q(x)$, where $B:=\mat{B_1}{0}{0}{-B_2}$, $B_1,B_2\in M(n,\C)$ are self--adjoint positive definite matrices and $Q:\R_+\to M(2n,\C)$,…

We consider the spectral function $\rho(\mu)$ $(\mu \geq 0)$ for the Sturm-Liouville equation $y^{''}+(\lambda-q)y =0$ on $[0,\infty)$ with the boundary condition $y(0)=0$ and where $q$ has slow decay $O(x^{-\alpha})$ $(a>0)$ as $x\to…

Let O^1 be a (cocompact) Fuchsian group, given as the group of units of norm one in a maximal order O in an indefinite quaternion division algebra over Q. Using the (classical) Selberg trace formula, we show that the eigenvalues of the…

In this paper we study the behavior of the spectrum of a compact, connected Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ of dimension $d \ge 2$, when we add an increasing number of increasingly small handles. No assumptions on any of the curvatures are…

We study the spectrum of spherically symmetric Dirac operators in three-dimensional space with potentials tending to infinity at infinity under weak regularity assumptions. We prove that purely absolutely continuous spectrum covers the…

Given a separable, locally compact Hausdorff space $X$ and a positive Radon measure $m(dx)$ on it, we study the problem of finding the potential $V(x) \ge 0$ that maximizes the first eigenvalue of the Schr\"odinger-type operator $L+V(x)$;…

We propose a method for obtaining rigorous and accurate upper and lower bounds on the eigenvalues of ordinary and partial differential operators in bounded regions of Euclidean space. It uses a boundary condition homotopy method starting…

The Hardy-Rellich inequality given here generalizes a Hardy inequality of Davies (1984), from the case of the Dirichlet Laplacian of a region $\Omega\subseteq\real^N$ to that of the higher order polyharmonic operators with Dirichlet…

We find a Gaussian off-diagonal heat kernel estimate for uniformly elliptic operators with measurable coefficients acting on regions $\Omega\subseteq\real^N$, where the order $2m$ of the operator satisfies $N<2m$. The estimate is expressed…

We find an asymptotic expression for the first eigenvalue of the biharmonic operator on a long thin rectangle. This is done by finding lower and upper bounds which become increasingly accurate with increasing length. The lower bound is…

A virial theorem is established for the operator proposed by Brown and Ravenhall as a model for relativistic one-electron atoms. As a consequence, it is proved that the operator has no eigenvalues greater than $\max(m c^2, 2 \alpha Z -…

The norm of an integral operator occurring in the partial wave decomposition of an operator B introduced by Brown and Ravenhall in a model for relativistic one-electron atoms is determined. The result implies that B is non-negative and has…

We prove some new results which justify the use of interval truncation as a means of regularising a singular fourth order Sturm-Liouville problem near a singular endpoint. Of particular interest are the results in the so called lim-3 case,…

The Weyl-Sims classification for a second-order ordinary differential equation with general complex coefficients is investigated. Connections are then established between the associated m-function and the spectral properties of…

We study spectral asymptotics and resolvent bounds for non-selfadjoint perturbations of selfadjoint $h$-pseudodifferential operators in dimension 2, assuming that the classical flow of the unperturbed part is completely integrable. Spectral…

We consider the Hamiltonian of a system of three quantum mechanical particles on the three-dimensional lattice $\Z^3$ interacting via short-range pair potentials. We prove for the two-particle energy operator $h(k),$ $k\in \T^3$ the…