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We consider an inverse extremal problem for variational functionals on arbitrary time scales. Using the Euler-Lagrange equation and the strengthened Legendre condition, we derive a general form for a variational functional that attains a…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2014-05-07 Monika Dryl , Agnieszka B. Malinowska , Delfim F. M. Torres

We develop a well-posedness theory for second order systems in bounded domains where boundary phenomena like glancing and surface waves play an important role. Attempts have previously been made to write a second order system consisting of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2010-12-08 Heinz-Otto Kreiss , Omar E. Ortiz , N. Anders Petersson

M.Levitin and E.Shargorodsky purposed in a recent article, [math.SP/0212087], the use of the so called ``second order relative spectrum'', to find eigenvalues of self-adjoint operators in gaps of the essential spectrum. Let $M$ be a…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-20 Lyonell Boulton

The authors previous derivation of a variational principle from the total work functional, as a generalization of the first variation of an action functional, is extended by deriving a corresponding generalization of the Hamiltonian…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-11-29 D. H. Delphenich

In this paper we prove that if $X $ is a Banach space, then for every lower semi-continuous bounded below function $f, $ there exists a $\left(\varphi_1, \varphi_2\right)-$convex function $g, $ with arbitrarily small norm, such that $f + g…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2016-10-20 Abdelhakim Maaden , Abdelkader Stouti

Some intrinsic tools from the formal theory of variational equations are being demonstrated at work in application to one concrete example of the third-order evolution equation of free relativistic top in three-dimensional space-time. The…

Classical Physics · Physics 2016-04-29 R. Ya. Matsyuk

For integrable systems in the sense of multidimensional consistency (MDC) we can consider the Lagrangian as a form, which is closed on solutions of the equations of motion. For 2-dimensional systems, described by partial difference…

Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems · Physics 2018-05-04 Sarah B. Lobb , Frank W. Nijhoff

We consider the Cauchy problem for third-order evolution differential operators with variable coefficients, depending on time $t\in [0,T]$ and space $x\in\mathbb{R}$, where the leading coefficient $a_3(t)$ vanishes at $t = 0$ with finite…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-05-19 Alexandre Arias Junior , Alessia Ascanelli

We prove a boundedness criterion for a class of dyadic multilinear forms acting on two-dimensional functions. Their structure is more general than the one of classical multilinear Calder\'{o}n-Zygmund operators as several functions can now…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2014-11-10 Vjekoslav Kovač , Christoph Thiele

We introduce Rayleigh functional for nonlinear systems. It is defined using the energy functional and the normalization properties of the variables of variation. The key property of the Rayleigh quotient for linear systems is preserved in…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2007-05-23 Valery S. Shchesnovich , Solange B. Cavalcanti

Variational principles are important in the investigation of large classes of physical systems. They can be used both as analytical methods as well as starting points for the formulation of powerful computational techniques such as…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2014-09-16 Francisco J. Solis , Vikram Jadhao , Monica Olvera de la Cruz

It is shown how any Lindbladian evolution with selfadjoint Lindblad operators, either Markovian or nonMarkovian, can be understood as an averaged random unitary evolution. Both mathematical and physical consequences are analyzed. First a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 D. Salgado , J. L. Sanchez-Gomez

We develop a geometric framework for Weyl quantization on pseudo-Riemannian manifolds, in which pseudodifferential operators act on sections of vector bundles equipped with arbitrary connections. We construct the associated star product and…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2025-07-17 Lars Andersson , Benjamin Moser , Marius A. Oancea , Claudio F. Paganini , Gabriel Schmid

We establish a pre-order principle. From the principle, we obtain a very general set-valued Ekeland variational principle, where the objective function is a set-valued map taking values in a quasi ordered linear space and the perturbation…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2013-11-21 Jing-Hui Qiu

We consider variational principles related to V. I. Arnold's stability criteria for steady-state solutions of the two-dimensional incompressible Euler equation. Our goal is to investigate under which conditions the quadratic forms defined…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-03-13 Thierry Gallay , Vladimir Sverak

In their work on differential operators in positive characteristic, Smith and Van den Bergh define and study the derived functors of differential operators; they arise naturally as obstructions to differential operators reducing to positive…

Commutative Algebra · Mathematics 2018-12-10 Jack Jeffries

The spectral shift function of a pair of self-adjoint operators is expressed via an abstract operator valued Titchmarsh--Weyl $m$-function. This general result is applied to different self-adjoint realizations of second-order elliptic…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2016-09-28 Jussi Behrndt , Fritz Gesztesy , Shu Nakamura

We prove a sharp Weyl estimate for the number of eigenvalues belonging to a fixed interval of energy of a self-adjoint difference operator acting on $\ell^2(\epsilon\mathbb{Z}^d)$ if the associated symplectic volume of phase space in…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-10-14 Markus Klein , Enrico Reiss , Elke Rosenberger

This paper is related to an inverse problem for a class of Dirac operators with discontinuous coefficient and eigenvalue parameter contained in boundary conditions. The asymptotic formula of eigenvalues of this problem is examined. The…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2015-10-13 Khanlar R. Mamedov , Ozge Akcay

In this paper following the same methods in [M. Kadakal, O. Sh. Mukhtarov, Sturm-Liouville problems with discontinuities at two points, Comput. Math. Appl., 54 (2007) 1367-1379] we investigate discontinuous two-point boundary value problems…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2013-04-23 Erdoğan Şen , Oktay Mukhtarov