Spectral Theory
We study the concentration of ladder sequences of spherical harmonics on caustic latitude circles. We prove that they have Airy scaling asymptotics. We also determine the weak* limit of certain empirical measures of $L^2$ norms of…
Given an unbalanced open quantum graph, we derive a formula relating sums over its scattering resonances with integrals outside a strip. We deduce lower bounds on the number of resonances (in bounded regions of the complex plane),that are…
We consider two-sided Jacobi matrices whose coefficients are obtained by continuous sampling along the orbits of a homeomorphim of a compact metric space. Given an ergodic probability measure, we study the topological structure of the…
We study asymptotic spectral properties of the generalized Hilbert $L$-matrix \[ L_{n}(\nu)=\left(\frac{1}{\max(i,j)+\nu}\right)_{i,j=0}^{n-1}, \] for large order $n$. First, for general $\nu\neq0,-1,-2,\dots$, we deduce the asymptotic…
The semiclassical Laplacian with discontinuous magnetic field is considered in two dimensions. The magnetic field is sign changing with exactly two distinct values and is discontinuous along a smooth closed curve, thereby producing an…
Whispering gallery modes [WGM] are resonant modes displaying special features: They concentrate along the boundary of the optical cavity at high polar frequencies and they are associated with complex scattering resonances very close to the…
Quantum graphs have attracted attention from mathematicians for some time. A quantum graph is defined by having a Laplacian on each edge of a metric graph and imposing boundary conditions at the vertices to get an eigenvalue problem. A…
In 1965, B. A. Troesch solved the isoperimetric sloshing problem of determining the container shape that maximizes the fundamental sloshing frequency among two classes of shallow containers: symmetric canals with a given free surface width…
We consider the two-dimensional Dirac operator with infinite mass boundary conditions posed in a tubular neighborhood of a $C^4$-planar curve. Under generic assumptions on its curvature $\kappa$, we prove that in the thin-width regime the…
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^3$ be a broken sheared waveguide, i.e., it is built by translating a cross-section in a constant direction along a broken line in $\mathbb R^3$. We prove that the discrete spectrum of the Dirichlet Laplacian…
We improve known perturbation results for self-adjoint operators in Hilbert spaces and prove spectral enclosures for diagonally dominant $J$-self-adjoint operator matrices. These are used in the proof of the central result, a perturbation…
We present a new, computer-assisted, proof that for all triangles in the plane, the equilateral triangle uniquely maximizes the ratio of the first two Dirichlet-Laplacian eigenvalues. This proves an independent proof the triangular…
We investigate which finite Cayley graphs admit a quantum ergodic eigenbasis, proving that this holds for any Cayley graph on a group of size $n$ for which the sum of the dimensions of its irreducible representations is $o(n)$, yet there…
We consider a compact perturbation $H_0 = S + K_0^* K_0$ of a self-adjoint operator $S$ with an eigenvalue $\lambda^\circ$ below its essential spectrum and the corresponding eigenfunction $f$. The perturbation is assumed to be "along" the…
We consider Schr\"odinger operators with periodic potentials on periodic discrete graphs. Their spectrum consists of a finite number of bands. We obtain two-sided estimates of the total bandwidth for the Schr\"odinger operators in terms of…
Recently, D. Bucur and M. Nahon used boundary homogenisation to show the remarkable flexibility of Steklov eigenvalues of planar domains. In the present paper we extend their result to higher dimensions and to arbitrary manifolds with…
The spectral properties of two-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators with $\delta'$-potentials supported on star graphs are discussed. We describe the essential spectrum and give a complete description of situations in which the discrete…
In this paper, we study 1-d random Schr\"odinger operators on a finite interval with Dirichlet boundary conditions. We are interested in the approximation of the ground state energy using the minimum of the effective potential. For the 1-d…
We derive spectral estimates of the Lieb-Thirring type for eigenvalues of Dirichlet Laplacians on strictly shrinking spiral-shaped domains.
We initiate studying inverse spectral problems for Dirac-type functional-differential operators with constant delay. For simplicity, we restrict ourselves to the case when the delay parameter is not less than one half of the interval. For…