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Estimates for the spectrum of the Cauchy operator and logarithms of solutions of non-autonomous differential equations in the space, expressed in an arbitrary matrix norm, are found. For equations with periodic coefficients, the lower bound…

In a bounded domain $G$ with smooth border studied boundary value and spectral problems for operators of the rotor (vortex) and the gradient of the divergence $+\lambda\,I$ in the Sobolev spaces. For $\lambda\neq 0$ these operators are…

We establish various $L^{p}$ estimates for the Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta+V$ on Riemannian manifolds satisfying the doubling property and a Poincar\'e inequality, where $\Delta $ is the Laplace-Beltrami operator and $V$ belongs to a…

On a fixed smooth compact Riemann surface with boundary $(M_0,g)$, we show that the Cauchy data space (or Dirichlet-to-Neumann map $\mc{N}$) of the Schr\"odinger operator $\Delta +V$ with $V\in C^2(M_0)$ determines uniquely the potential…

Negative-index metamaterials possess a negative refractive index and thus present an interesting substance for designing uncommon optical effects such as invisibility cloaking. This paper deals with operators encountered in an…

We present several applications of mode matching methods in spectral and scattering problems. First, we consider the eigenvalue problem for the Dirichlet Laplacian in a finite cylindrical domain that is split into two subdomains by a…

We study the solvability of boundary-value problems for differential-operator equations of the second order in L p (0, 1; X), with 1 < p < +$\infty$, X being a UMD complex Banach space. The originality of this work lies in the fact that we…

In the present paper we use twistor theory in order to solve two problems related to harmonic maps from surfaces to Euclidean spheres $\mathbb{S}^n$. First, we propose a new approach to isoperimetric inequalities based on energy index.…

In this M.Sc. thesis (Universit\'e de Montr\'eal, 2007), we consider problems arising in the study of the spectrum of the Dirichlet Laplacian on a disk as well as on a circular sector. The first part of the thesis is concerned with the…

Let H be a Schr\"odinger operator defined on an unbounded domain D in R^d with Dirichlet boundary conditions (D may equal R^d in particular). Let u(x,E) be a solution of the Schr\"odinger equation (H-E)u(x,E)=0, and let B_R denote a ball of…

We consider the Schr\"odinger equation with a (matrix) Hamiltonian given by a second order difference operator with nonconstant growing coefficients, on the half one dimensional lattice. This operator appeared first naturally in the…

This paper surveys the main results obtained during the period 1992-1999 on three aspects mentioned at the title. The first result is a new and general variational formula for the lower bound of spectral gap (i.e., the first non-trivial…

In this note we elaborate on the asymptotic behavior of the spectral gap of a class of discrete Schr\"odinger operators defined on a path graph in the limit of infinite volume. We confirm recent results and generalize them to a larger class…

We investigate elliptic fractional equations in the whole space, involving zero order perturbations of the fractional Laplacian $(-\Delta)^s$, $0<s<1$. Our main objective is to determine appropriate radiation conditions at infinity that…

We consider non-self-adjoint Schr\"odinger operators $\Delta+V$ where $\Delta$ is the Laplace-Beltrami operator on a Zoll manifold $X$ and $V\in C^\infty(X,\mathbb C)$. We obtain asymptotic results on the pseudo-spectrum and numerical range…

We construct examples of potentials $V(x)$ satisfying $|V(x)| \leq \frac{h(x)}{1+x},$ where the function $h(x)$ is growing arbitrarily slowly, such that the corresponding Schr\"odinger operator has imbedded singular continuous spectrum.…

We give a new lower bound for the first gap $\lambda_2 - \lambda_1$ of the Dirichlet eigenvalues of the Schr{\"o}dinger operator on a bounded convex domain $\Omega$ in R$^n$ or S$^n$ and greatly sharpens the previous estimates. The new…

We study the fourth order Schr\"odinger operator $H=(-\Delta)^2+V$ for a short range potential in three space dimensions. We provide a full classification of zero energy resonances and study the dynamic effect of each on the $L^1\to…

We produce a new proof and extend results by Harrell and Stubbe for the discrete spectrum of a self-adjoint operator. An abstract approach--based on commutator algebra, the Rayleigh-Ritz principle, and an ``optimal'' usage of the…

We study the asymptotic behaviour of the spectral gap of Schr\"odinger operators in two and higher dimensions and in a limit where the volume of the domain tends to infinity. Depending on properties of the underlying potential, we will find…