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We study the Neumann Laplacian $-\Delta^N$ restricted to a periodic waveguide. In this situation its spectrum $\sigma(-\Delta^N)$ presents a band structure. Our goal and strategy is to get spectral information from an analysis of the…

Let $\Omega$ be an unbounded two dimensional strip on a ruled surface in $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d\geq2$. Consider the Laplacian operator in $\Omega$ with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions on opposite sides of $\Omega$. We prove some…

We consider a waveguide-like domain consisting of two thin straight tubular domains connected through a tiny window. The perpendicular size of this waveguide is of order $\varepsilon$. Under the assumption that the window is appropriately…

We consider a family $\{\Omega^\varepsilon\}_{\varepsilon>0}$ of periodic domains in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with waveguide geometry and analyse spectral properties of the Neumann Laplacian $-\Delta_{\Omega^\varepsilon}$ on $\Omega^\varepsilon$. The…

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^3$ be a waveguide which is obtained by translating a cross-section in a constant direction along an unbounded spatial curve. Consider $-\Delta_{\Omega}^D$ the Dirichlet Laplacian operator in $\Omega$. Under the…

Consider the Dirichlet Laplacian operator $-\Delta^D$ in a periodic waveguide $\Omega$. On the condition that $\Omega$ is sufficiently thin, we show that its spectrum $\sigma(-\Delta^D)$ is absolutely continuous (in each finite region). In…

In this work, we analyze the Dirichlet Laplacian $-\Delta_{\Omega}^D$ in an unbounded waveguide $\Omega \subset \mathbb R^3$, where the cross-section is translated in a constant direction and rotated along a spatial line. We focus on the…

We demonstrate how to approximate one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators with $\delta$-interaction by a Neumann Laplacian on a narrow waveguide-like domain. Namely, we consider a domain consisting of a straight strip and a small…

We consider the twisted waveguide $\Omega_\theta$, i.e. the domain obtained by the rotation of the bounded cross section $\omega \subset {\mathbb R}^{2}$ of the straight tube $\Omega : = \omega \times {\mathbb R}$ at angle $\theta$ which…

We will study the spectral problem related to the Laplace operator in a singularly perturbed periodic waveguide. The waveguide is a quasi-cylinder with contains periodic arrangement of inclusions. On the boundary of the waveguide we…

We consider a 2-dimensional thin domain with order of thickness {\epsilon} which presents oscillations of amplitude also {\epsilon} on both boundaries, top and bottom, but the period of the oscillations are of different order at the top and…

Let $\Omega$ be a domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$, $\Gamma$ be a hyperplane intersecting $\Omega$, $\varepsilon>0$ be a small parameter, and $D_{k,\varepsilon}$, $k=1,2,3\dots$ be a family of small "holes" in $\Gamma\cap\Omega$; when $\varepsilon…

Let $-\Delta_{\cal S}$ be the Laplace operator in ${\cal S} \subset \mathbb{R}^3$ on a waveguide shaped surfaces, i.e., ${\cal S}$ is built by translating a closed curve in a constant direction along an unbounded spatial curve. Under the…

Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^2$ with smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$, and let $\omega_h$ be the set of points in $\Omega$ whose distance from the boundary is smaller than $h$. We prove that the eigenvalues of the…

In this work we consider higher dimensional thin domains with the property that both boundaries, bottom and top, present oscillations of weak type. We consider the Laplace operator with Neumann boundary conditions and analyze the behavior…

We consider a planar waveguide with "twisted" boundary conditions. By twisting we mean a special combination of Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. Assuming that the width of the waveguide goes to zero, we identify the effective…

This paper is concerned with the study of theexistence/non-existence of the discrete spectrum of the Laplaceoperator on a domain of $\mathbb R ^3$ which consists in atwisted tube. This operator is defined by means of mixed…

We analyze a family of singular Schr\"odinger operators describing a Neumann waveguide with a periodic array of singular traps of a $\delta'$ type. We show that in the limit when perpendicular size of the guide tends to zero and the…

We investigate the influence of an electric field on trapped modes arising in a two-dimensional curved quantum waveguide ${\bf \Omega}$ i.e. bound states of the corresponding Laplace operator $-\Delta\_{{\bf \Omega}}$. Here the curvature of…

We study the Laplacian with zero magnetic field acting on complex functions of a planar domain $\Omega$, with magnetic Neumann boundary conditions. If $\Omega$ is simply connected then the spectrum reduces to the spectrum of the usual…