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We consider optimization problems for cost functionals which depend on the negative spectrum of Schr\"odinger operators of the form $-\Delta+V(x)$, where $V$ is a potential, with prescribed compact support, which has to be determined. Under…

For the the Schr\"odinger operator $H=-\Delta+ V(x)\cdot$, acting in the space L_2(\R^d)\,(d\ge 3), with V(x)\ge 0 and V(\cdot)\in L_{1,loc}(\R^d), we obtain some constructive conditions for discreteness of its spectrum. Basing on the…

Given a potential $V$ and the associated Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta+V$, we consider the problem of providing sharp upper and lower bound on the energy of the operator. It is known that if for example $V$ or $V^{-1}$ enjoys suitable…

We prove eigenvalue bounds for Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta_g+V$ on compact manifolds with complex potentials $V$. The bounds depend only on an $L^q$-norm of the potential, and they are shown to be optimal, in a certain sense, on the…

We present some new problems in spectral optimization. The first one consists in determining the best domain for the Dirichlet energy (or for the first eigenvalue) of the {\it metric Laplacian}, and we consider in particular Riemannian or…

We consider the Schrodinger operator a given domain. Our goal is to study some optimization problems where an optimal (non-negative) potential V has to be determined in some suitable admissible classes and for some suitable optimization…

The purpose of this paper is twofold: firstly, we present a new type of relationship between inverse problems and nonlinear differential equations. Secondly, we introduce a new type of inverse spectral problem, posed as follows: for a…

Consider the Schrodinger equation -\Delta u =(k+V) u in an infinite slab S= \R^{n-1}x (0,1), where V is a bounded potential supported on a set D of finite measure. We prove necessary conditions for the existence of nontrivial admissible…

We study the existence of solutions of the Dirichlet problem for the Schroedinger operator with measure data $$ \left\{ \begin{alignedat}{2} -\Delta u + Vu & = \mu && \quad \text{in } \Omega,\\ u & = 0 && \quad \text{on } \partial \Omega.…

Starting from the semi-classical spectrum of Schr\"odinger operators $-h^2\Delta+V$ (on $\mathbb{R}^n$ or on a Riemannian manifold) it is possible to detect critical levels of the potential $V$. Via micro-local methods one can express…

We study spectral approximations of Schr\"odinger operators $T=-\Delta+Q$ with complex potentials on $\Omega=\mathbb{R}^d$, or exterior domains $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^d$, by domain truncation. Our weak assumptions cover wide classes of…

We consider the problem of minimizing the lowest eigenvalue of the Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta+V$ in $L^2(\mathbb R^d)$ when the integral $\int e^{-tV}\,dx$ is given for some $t>0$. We show that the eigenvalue is minimal for the…

The aim of this paper is to review and compare the spectral properties of (the closed extension of) --$\Delta$ + U (V $\ge$ 0) and --$\Delta$ + iV in L 2 (R^d) for C $\infty$ real potentials U or V with polynomial behavior. The case with…

We consider the problem of minimizing the eigenvalues of the Schr\"{o}dinger operator $H=-\Delta+\alpha F(\ka)$ ($\alpha>0$) on a compact $n-$manifold subject to the restriction that $\ka$ has a given fixed average $\ka_{0}$. In the…

The lowest eigenvalue of the Schr\"odinger operator $-\Delta+\mathcal{V}$ on a compact Riemannian manifold without boundary is studied. We focus on the particularly subtle case of a sign changing potential with positive average.

We consider a self-adjoint two-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator $H_{\alpha\mu}$, which corresponds to the formal differential expression \[ -\Delta - \alpha\mu, \] where $\mu$ is a finite compactly supported positive Radon measure on…

We consider the self-adjoint two-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator $H_\mu$ associated with the differential expression $-\Delta -\mu$ describing a particle exposed to an attractive interaction given by a measure $\mu$ supported in a closed…

This note is devoted to optimal spectral estimates for Schr\"odinger operators on compact connected Riemannian manifolds without boundary. These estimates are based on the use of appropriate interpolation inequalities and on some recent…

Schr\"odinger operators with periodic (possibly complex-valued) potentials and discrete periodic operators (possibly with complex-valued entries) are considered, and in both cases the computational spectral problem is investigated: namely,…

In this paper we prove that the shape optimization problem $$\min\left\{\lambda_k(\Omega):\ \Omega\subset\R^d,\ \Omega\ \hbox{open},\ P(\Omega)=1,\ |\Omega|<+\infty\right\},$$ has a solution for any $k\in\N$ and dimension $d$. Moreover,…