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We consider operator-valued Herglotz functions and their applications to self-adjoint perturbations of self-adjoint operators and self-adjoint extensions of densely defined closed symmetric operators. Our applications include model…

We provide a simple recipe for obtaining all self-adjoint extensions, together with their resolvent, of the symmetric operator $S$ obtained by restricting the self-adjoint operator $A:\D(A)\subseteq\H\to\H$ to the dense, closed with respect…

We investigate a two-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator, $-h^2 \Delta +iV(x)$, with a purely complex potential $iV(x)$. A rigorous definition of this non-selfadjoint operator is provided for bounded and unbounded domains with common…

Using boundary triples, we develop an abstract framework to investigate the complete non-selfadjointness of the maximally dissipative extensions of dissipative operators of the form $S+iV$, where $S$ is symmetric with equal finite defect…

We prove three results giving sufficient and/or necessary conditions for discreteness of the spectrum of Schr\"odinger operators with non-negative matrix-valued potentials, i.e., operators acting on $\psi\in L^2(\mathbb{R}^n,\mathbb{C}^d)$…

Consider a quasi-periodic Schr\"odinger operator $H_{\alpha,\theta}$ with analytic potential and irrational frequency $\alpha$. Given any rational approximating $\alpha$, let $S_+$ and $S_-$ denote the union, respectively, the intersection…

We study the manner in which a sequence of spectral shift functions $\xi(\cdot;H_j,H_{0,j})$ associated with abstract pairs of self-adjoint operators $(H_j, H_{0,j})$ in Hilbert spaces $\cH_j$, $j\in\bbN$, converge to a limiting spectral…

We consider a family of multi-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators $-\Delta+t V$ with a real $t$. The potential $V$ in our model decays at infinity in a special way, so that it satisfies a certain integral condition. We prove that the…

Our paper investigates one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators defined as closed operators on $L^2(\mathbb{R})$ or $L^2(\mathbb{R}_+)$ that are exactly solvable in terms of confluent functions (or, equivalently, Whittaker functions). We…

The spectral bound, s(a A + b V), of a combination of a resolvent positive linear operator A and an operator of multiplication V, was shown by Kato to be convex in b \in R. This is shown here, through an elementary lemma, to imply that s(a…

We study the Schr\"odinger operator with a potential given by the sum of the potentials for harmonic oscillator and imaginary cubic oscillator and we focus on its pseudospectral properties. A summary of known results about the operator and…

The problem of approximating the discrete spectra of families of self-adjoint operators that are merely strongly continuous is addressed. It is well-known that the spectrum need not vary continuously (as a set) under strong perturbations.…

We investigate the spectral properties of self-adjoint Schr\"odinger operators with attractive $\delta$-interactions of constant strength $\alpha > 0$ supported on conical surfaces in ${\mathbb R}^3$. It is shown that the essential spectrum…

In this paper, we consider self-adjoint difference equations of the form -\Delta(a_{n-1}\Delta y_{n-1})+b_{n}y_{n}=\lambda y_{n},n=0,1,...\label{eq:abstract} where $a_{n-1}>0$ for all $n\ge0$ and $b_{n}$ are real and $\lambda$ is complex.…

Given a densely defined and closed operator $A$ acting on a complex Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$, we establish a one-to-one correspondence between its closed extensions and subspaces $\mathfrak{M}\subset\mathcal{D}(A^*)$, that are closed…

We consider a family $$ \widehat H_{a,b}(\mu)=\widehat H_0 +\mu \widehat V_{a,b}\quad \mu>0, $$ of Schr\"odinger-type operators on the two dimensional lattice $\mathbb{Z}^2,$ where $\widehat H_0$ is a Laurent-Toeplitz-type convolution…

When modeling propagation and scattering phenomena using integral equations discretized by the boundary element method, it is common practice to approximate the boundary of the scatterer with a mesh comprising elements of size approximately…

The spectral and scattering properties of non-selfadjoint problems pose a mathematical challenge. Apart from exceptional cases, the well-developed methods used to examine the spectrum of selfadjoint problems are not applicable. One of the…

In this paper we prove a two-term asymptotic formula for for the spectral counting function for a 2D magnetic Schr\"odinger operator on a domain (with Dirichlet boundary conditions) in a semiclassical limit and with strong magnetic field.…

For relatively form-compact perturbations of non-negative selfadjoint operators, we obtain an upper bound on the number of discrete eigenvalues in half-planes separated from the positive real axis. The bound is given in terms of a partial…