Mathematics

The term Gibbons conjecture is widely used in connection with symmetry results for the Allen-Cahn equation. However, its origin is less transparent than its frequent citation suggests. In this note, we revisit its emergence, tracing it to a…

We study the geodesic flow on the unit cotangent bundle $M=S^{*}\mathcal{N}$ of a closed hyperbolic surface $\mathcal{N}$, using the representation theory of $SL_{2}(\mathbb{R})$. We construct explicit $X$-adapted Hilbert spaces, obtained…

In one of his posthumous papers, conserved in G\"ottingen, Riemann considers the derivatives of $\log\zeta(s)$ at the point $1/2$, giving explicit values for them. Around 2010 we shared Riemann's value of the second derivative with some…

In this paper, we develop a mixed quantization technique for graph vector bundles and apply it to several asymptotic spectral problems, including the Alon-Boppana bound, the Kesten-McKay law, asymptotic determinant, quantum ergodicity, zero…

We extend a property of Mazzola's theory of cadential sets in relation to the modulation between minor and major tonalities from triadic to tetradic harmony, using the PLRQ group of Cannas et al. (2017) as the analogue of the classical PLR…

In this paper, we explore the connections between Christiaan Huygens and Niels Henrik Abel through the tautochrone problem. The problem -- determining the curve along which a particle descends under gravity in the same time, regardless of…

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^n$ be a bounded Lipschitz domain. For any $\epsilon\in (0,1)$ we show that for any Dirichlet eigenvalue $\lambda_k(\Omega)>\Lambda(\epsilon,\Omega)$, it holds \begin{align*} k&\le…

This work studies spectral properties of Schr\"odinger operators in the context of aperiodic order, using weighted Delone sets to explore the interplay between the underlying dynamics and spectral properties. We study parameter-dependent…

We develop a spectral cut-off construction of real-time oscillatory integrals associated with non-autonomous Hamiltonian evolution equations. Let \(H_0\) be a positive self-adjoint reference operator on a Hilbert space \(\Hilb\), and let…

This article is devoted to analytic (in the sense of Boutet de Monvel-Sj\"ostrand) estimates in $\hbar$, of the Bohr-Sommerfeld expansion of the eigenvalues of self-adjoint pseudodifferential operators acting on $L^2(R)$ in the regular…

This paper discusses digital online mathematics examinations -- a discussion ranging from high school to university level examinations. In particular, we consider the nature of mathematical writing, what is distinctive about mathematical…

We trace a conceptual genealogy from Abraham de Moivre's derivation of the normal curve (1733) to the modern distributional approach to statistics. De Moivre's Approximatio ad Summam Terminorum Binomii gave the first systematic derivation…

In this paper, we investigate the eigenvalue problem for a non-local dispersal operator defined on a bounded spatial domain with Neumann-type boundary conditions. Unlike the classical Laplacian, the non-local operator lacks compactness,…

We discuss the role of the Feynman-Hellmann theorem for abstract one-parameter families of Hamiltonians in sum rules and trace identities of Harrell and the author and its application to spectral theory. In particular, we derive a sum rule…

We characterize the potential V (x) that minimizes the fundamental spectral gap of weighted Schr\"odinger operators on the interval [0,{\pi}] subject to Dirichlet boundary conditions, under the constraint that the potential V (x) is convex…

We consider the magnetic Schr\"odinger operator in the unit disk with constant magnetic field of strength $b>0$ and magnetic Neumann boundary condition. If $\lambda_1(b)$ denotes its lowest eigenvalue, then we prove that $\lambda_1(b) <…

We partially update Grossman's 2005 survey of patterns in mathematical research using a sample of 401 profiles from MathSciNet. The mathematical landscape has changed substantially: single-paper authors have reduced from $43$ \% to $32.42$…

This paper investigates the connections between combinatorial design theory and the creation of new forms of poetry through a specific combinatorial structure called Steiner triple systems. We introduce five original poems constructed using…

In this paper, we investigate the singular values of a natural family of transfer operators twisted by large random permutation matrices. In the large N limit, we obtain a Weyl law for its singular values, valid asymptotically almost surely…

We provide a complete Sturm--Liouville spectral analysis of the Constant Elasticity of Variance (CEV) operator. By transforming the corresponding Fokker--Planck operator into a generalized Laguerre operator, we explicitly characterize its…