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In this sequence, we first prove an abstract Morse index theorem in a Hilbert space modeling a variational problem with constraints. Then, our abstract formulation is applied to study several optimization setups including closed CMC…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-01-23 Hung Tran , Detang Zhou

In this paper we develop a systematic calculus for the Duistermaat index, a symplectic invariant defined for triples of Lagrangian subspaces. Introduced nearly half a century ago, this index has lately been the subject of renewed attention,…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2026-05-25 Gregory Berkolaiko , Graham Cox , Yuri Latushkin , Selim Sukhtaiev

We propose an efficient numerical method for a non-selfadjoint Steklov eigenvalue problem. The Lagrange finite element is used for discretization. The convergence is proved using the spectral perturbation theory for compact operators. The…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-04-10 Juan Liu , Jiguang Sun , Tiara Turner

We develop the relative Morse index theory for linear self-adjoint operator equation without compactness assumption and give the relationship between the index defined in [44] and [45]. Then we generalize the method of saddle point…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-10-19 Q. Wang , L. Wu

The method is proposed for the study of many-point boundary value problems for systems of nonlinear ODE, by reducing them to special equivalent integral equations, and allows us [in contrast with the known method [1]] to consider boundary…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2012-05-11 Yu. A. Konyaev

We investigate general Shapiro-Lopatinsky elliptic boundary value problems on manifolds with polycylindrical ends. This is accomplished by compactifying such a manifold to a manifold with corners of in general higher codimension, and we…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Thomas Krainer

In this paper, we study semilinear elliptic equations in domains where there is a natural class of solutions, which depend only on one variable, and whose simple geometry reflects the geometry of the domain. We prove that under quite…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-08-15 Danilo Gregorin Afonso

The aim of this paper is to give an explicit formula in order to compute the Maslov index of the fundamental solution of a linear autonomous Hamiltonian system, in terms of the Conley-Zehnder index and the time one flow.

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2008-01-17 Alessandro Portaluri

In this paper, we prove a Morse index theorem for the index form of regular Lagrangian system with selfadjoint boundary condition.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Chaofeng Zhu

The Evans function is a well known tool for locating spectra of differential operators in one spatial dimension. In this paper we construct a multidimensional analogue as the modified Fredholm determinant of a ratio of Dirichlet-to-Robin…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2022-06-16 Graham Cox , Yuri Latushkin , Alim Sukhtayev

We give first-order asymptotic expansions for the resolvent and Hadamard-type formulas for the eigenvalue curves of one-parameter families of canonically symplectic operators. We allow for parameter dependence in the boundary conditions,…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2026-01-21 Mitchell Curran , Selim Sukhtaiev

The Maslov index of a periodic orbit is an important piece in the semiclassical quantization of non-integrable systems, while almost all existing techniques that lead to a rigorous calculation of this index are elaborate and mathematically…

Chaotic Dynamics · Physics 2024-10-11 J. Montes , F. J. Arranz , F. Borondo

The inverse problem of the calculus of variations consists in determining if the solutions of a given system of second order differential equations correspond with the solutions of the Euler-Lagrange equations for some regular Lagrangian.…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-03-27 María Barbero-Liñán , Marta Farré Puiggalí , David Martín de Diego

We compute the Morse index of $1$-spike solutions of the semilinear elliptic problem \begin{equation}\label{abstr} \tag{$\mathcal P_p$} \begin{cases} -\Delta u= u^p & \text{in $\Omega$} \\ u=0 & \text{on $\partial\Omega$} \\ u>0 & \text{in…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-04-11 Francesca De Marchis , Massimo Grossi , Isabella Ianni , Filomena Pacella

We consider a {\em Hamiltonian setup} $\sextuple$, where $(\mathcal M,\omega)$ is a symplectic manifold, $\mathfrak L$ is a distribution of Lagrangian subspaces in $\mathcal M$, $\mathcal P$ a Lagrangian submanifold of $ \mathcal M$, $H$ is…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Paolo Piccione , Daniel Victor Tausk

This paper investigates the spectral properties of two classes of elliptic problems characterized by mixed Steklov-Robin boundary conditions. Our main objective is to prove that, for a generic domain, all the eigenvalues are simple. This…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-02 Marco Ghimenti , Anna Maria Micheletti , Angela Pistoia

We will first establish an index theory for linear self-adjoint operator equations. And then with the help of this index theory we will discuss existence and multiplicity of solutions for asymptotically linear operator equations by making…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Yujun Dong

Working with a general class of linear Hamiltonian systems specified on $\mathbb{R}$, we develop a framework for relating the Maslov index to the number of eigenvalues the systems have on intervals of the form $[\lambda_1, \lambda_2)$ and…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2020-11-03 Peter Howard

Investigating the stability of nonlinear waves often leads to linear or nonlinear eigenvalue problems for differential operators on unbounded domains. In this paper we propose to detect and approximate the point spectra of such operators…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2012-10-16 Wolf-Juergen Beyn , Yuri Latushkin , Jens Rottmann-Matthes

This is the second paper in our sequence. Here, we apply our abstract Morse index formulation developed in the previous paper to study several optimization set-ups with constraints, including type I or/and type II considerations. A common…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-01-23 Hung Tran , Detang Zhou