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Given a selfadjoint, elliptic operator $L$, one would like to know how the spectrum changes as the spatial domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ is deformed. For a family of domains $\{\Omega_t\}_{t\in[a,b]}$ we prove that the Morse index of…

The Maslov index is a powerful tool for computing spectra of selfadjoint, elliptic boundary value problems. This is done by counting intersections of a fixed Lagrangian subspace, which designates the boundary condition, with the set of…

We consider second order elliptic differential operators on a bounded Lipschitz domain $\Omega$. Firstly, we establish a natural one-to-one correspondence between their self-adjoint extensions, with domains of definition containing in…

We study the spectrum of the Schr\"odinger operators with $n\times n$ matrix valued potentials on a finite interval subject to $\theta-$periodic boundary conditions. For two such operators, corresponding to different values of $\theta$, we…

We study the Schr\"odinger operator $L=-\Delta+V$ on a star-shaped domain $\Omega$ in $\mathbb{R}^d$ with Lipschitz boundary $\partial\Omega$. The operator is equipped with quite general Dirichlet- or Robin-type boundary conditions induced…

We study the spectrum of Schr\"odinger operators with matrix valued potentials utilizing tools from infinite dimensional symplectic geometry. Using the spaces of abstract boundary values, we derive relations between the Morse and Maslov…

We prove a semi-Riemannian version of the celebrated Morse Index Theorem for geodesics in semi-Riemannian manifolds; we consider the general case of both endpoints variable on two submanifolds. The key role of the theory is played by the…

Assuming a symmetric potential and separated self-adjoint boundary conditions, we relate the Maslov and Morse indices for Schr\"odinger operators on $[0, 1]$. We find that the Morse index can be computed in terms of the Maslov index and two…

Morse index theory provides an elegant and useful tool for describing several aspects of a Lagrangian system in terms of its variational properties. In the classical framework it provides an equality between the spectral properties of a…

We derive a decomposition formula for the spectral flow of a 1-parameter family of self-adjoint Dirac operators on an odd-dimensional manifold $M$ split along a hypersurface $\Sigma$ ($M=X\cup_{\Sigma} Y$). No transversality or stretching…

We consider a curve of Fredholm pairs of Lagrangian subspaces in a fixed Banach space with continuously varying (weak) symplectic structures. Assuming vanishing index, we obtain intrinsically a continuously varying splitting of the total…

We investigate Dirac-type operator $D$ on involutive manifolds with boundary with symmetry, which forces the index of $D$ to vanish. We study the secondary $Z_2$-valued index of elliptic boundary value problems for such operators. We prove…

In this paper we study spectral properties of Dirichlet-to-Neumann map on differential forms obtained by a slight modification of the definition due to Belishev and Sharafutdinov. The resulting operator $\Lambda$ is shown to be self-adjoint…

We discuss a definition of the Maslov index for Lagrangian pairs on $\mathbb{R}^{2n}$ based on spectral flow, and develop many of its salient properties. We provide two applications to illustrate how our approach leads to a straightforward…

We use the Maslov index to study the eigenvalue problem arising from the linearisation about solitons in the fourth-order cubic nonlinear Schr\"odinger equation (NLSE). Our analysis is motivated by recent work by Bandara et al., in which…

We consider the index problem for a wide class of nonlocal elliptic operators on a smooth closed manifold, namely differential operators with shifts induced by the action of an isometric diffeomorphism. The key to the solution is the method…

We show that the spectral flow of a one-parameter family of Schr\"odinger operators on a metric graph is equal to the Maslov index of a path of Lagrangian subspaces describing the vertex conditions. In addition, we derive an Hadamard-type…

We show that the knowledge of the Dirichlet--to--Neumann map for a nonlinear magnetic Schr\"odinger operator on the boundary of a compact complex manifold, equipped with a K\"ahler metric and admitting sufficiently many global holomorphic…

Given a star-shaped bounded Lipschitz domain $\Omega\subset{\mathbb R}^d$, we consider the Schr\"odinger operator $L_{\mathcal G}=-\Delta+V$ on $\Omega$ and its restrictions $L^{\Omega_t}_{\mathcal G}$ on the subdomains $\Omega_t$,…

Given a compact manifold with boundary endowed with an isometric action of a discrete group of polynomial growth, we state an index theorem for elliptic elements in the algebra of nonlocal operators generated by the Boutet de Monvel algebra…