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We generalize the classical sharp bounds for the largest eigenvalue of the normalized Laplace operator, $\frac{N}{N-1}\leq \lambda_N\leq 2$, to the case of chemical hypergraphs.

We use the factorization method to find the exact eigenvalues and eigenfunctions for a particle in a box with the delta function potential $V(x)=\lambda\delta(x-x_{0})$. We show that the presence of the potential results in the…

For a class of non-selfadjoint $h$--pseudodifferential operators with double characteristics, we give a precise description of the spectrum and establish accurate semiclassical resolvent estimates in a neighborhood of the origin.…

We deal with the following eigenvalue optimization problem: Given a bounded domain $D\subset \R^2$, how to place an obstacle $B$ of fixed shape within $D$ so as to maximize or minimize the fundamental eigenvalue $\lambda_1$ of the Dirichlet…

We consider eigenvalue sums of Schr\"odinger operators $-\Delta+V$ on $L^2(\R^d)$ with complex radial potentials $V\in L^q(\R^d)$, $q<d$. We prove quantitative bounds on the distribution of the eigenvlaues in terms of the $L^q$ norm of $V$.…

The spectral properties of a singular left-definite Sturm-Liouville operator $JA$ are investigated and described via the properties of the corresponding right-definite selfadjoint counterpart $A$ which is obtained by substituting the…

We prove that the eigenvalues of a certain highly non-self-adjoint operator that arises in fluid mechanics correspond, up to scaling by a positive constant, to those of a self-adjoint operator with compact resolvent; hence there are…

In this paper we derive an almost explicit analytic formula for asymptotic eigenenergy expansion of arbitrary odd degree polynomial potentials of the form $V(x)=(ix)^{2N+1}+\beta _{1}x^{2N}+\beta _{2}x^{2N-1}+\cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot \cdot…

We present a finite difference method to compute the principal eigenvalue and the corresponding eigenfunction for a large class of second order elliptic operators including notably linear operators in nondivergence form and fully nonlinear…

We find an asymptotic expression for the first eigenvalue of the biharmonic operator on a long thin rectangle. This is done by finding lower and upper bounds which become increasingly accurate with increasing length. The lower bound is…

We consider the pseudodifferential operators $H_{m,\Omega}$ associated by the prescriptions of quantum mechanics to the Klein-Gordon Hamiltonian $\sqrt{|{\bf P}|^2+m^2}$ when restricted to a compact domain $\Omega$ in ${\mathbb R}^d$. When…

We prove the existence of extremal domains for the first eigenvalue of the Laplace-Beltrami operator in some compact Riemannian manifolds of dimension $n \geq 2$, with volume close to the volume of the manifold. If the first (positive)…

We discuss spectral properties of the family of quartic oscillators $\mathfrak h_{\mathcal M}(\alpha) =-\frac{d^2}{dt^2} +\Big(\frac{1}{2} t^{2} -\alpha\Big)^2$ on the real line, where $\alpha\in \mathbb{R}$ is a parameter. This operator…

The Agmon estimate shows that eigenfunctions of Schr\"odinger operators, $ -\Delta \phi + V \phi = E \phi$, decay exponentially in the `classically forbidden' region where the potential exceeds the energy level $\left\{x: V(x) > E…

In this paper we study the asymptotic behavior of the principal eigenvalues associated to the Pucci operator in bounded domain $\Omega$ with Neumann/Robin boundary condition i.e. $\partial_n u=\alpha u$ when $\alpha$ tends to infinity. This…

We study the eigenvalues of Schr\"odinger operators on $\mathbb{R}^2$ with rapidly oscillatory potential $V(x) = W(x,x/\varepsilon)$, where $W(x,y) \in C^\infty_0(\mathbb{R}^2 \times \mathbb{T}^2)$ satisfies $\int_{\mathbb{T}^2} W(x,y) dy…

The aim of this article is to prove a quantitative inequality for the first eigenvalue of a Schr\"odinger operator in the ball. More precisely, we optimize the first eigenvalue $\lambda(V)$ of the operator $\mathcal L_v:=-\Delta-V$ with…

Suppose $\Lambda$ is a special biserial algebra over an algebraically closed field. Schr\"oer showed that if $\Lambda$ is domestic then the radical of the category of finitely generated (left) $\Lambda$-modules is nilpotent, and the least…

We explore commutativity up to a factor, $AB=\lambda BA$, for bounded operators in a complex Hilbert space. Conditions on the possible values of the factor $\lambda$ are formulated and shown to depend on spectral properties of the operators…

The smallest eigenvalue of a graph is the smallest eigenvalue of its adjacency matrix. We show that the family of graphs with smallest eigenvalue at least $-\lambda$ can be defined by a finite set of forbidden induced subgraphs if and only…