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We investigate relations between spectral properties of a single-centre point-interaction Hamiltonian describing a particle confined to a bounded domain $\Omega\subset\mathbb{R}^{d},\: d=2,3$, with Dirichlet boundary, and the geometry of…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-12-10 Pavel Exner , Andrea Mantile

For relatively form-compact perturbations of non-negative selfadjoint operators, we obtain an upper bound on the number of discrete eigenvalues in half-planes separated from the positive real axis. The bound is given in terms of a partial…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2026-03-25 Sabine Bögli , Sukrid Petpradittha

This paper deals with the approximation of a magnetic Schr\"odinger operator with a singular $\delta$-potential that is formally given by $(i \nabla + A)^2 + Q + \alpha \delta_\Sigma$ by Schr\"odinger operators with regular potentials in…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2026-02-03 Markus Holzmann

Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$ ($N \geq 3$) be a $C^2$ bounded domain and $K \subset \Omega$ be a compact, $C^2$ submanifold in $\mathbb{R}^N$ without boundary, of dimension $k$ with $0\leq k < N-2$. We consider the Schr\"odinger…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-02-26 Konstantinos T. Gkikas , Phuoc-Tai Nguyen

We investigate the Schr\"{o}dinger operators $H_\varepsilon=-\Delta +W+V_\varepsilon$ in $\mathbb{R}^2$ with the short-range potentials $V_\varepsilon$ which are localized around a smooth closed curve $\gamma$. The operators $H_\varepsilon$…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2025-04-29 Yuriy Golovaty

We consider the following eigenvalue optimization problem: Given a bounded domain $\Omega\subset\R^n$ and numbers $\alpha\geq 0$, $A\in [0,|\Omega|]$, find a subset $D\subset\Omega$ of area $A$ for which the first Dirichlet eigenvalue of…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2009-10-31 S. Chanillo , D. Grieser , M. Imai , K. Kurata , I. Ohnishi

In this paper we consider the three-dimensional Schr\"{o}dinger operator with a $\delta$-interaction of strength $\alpha > 0$ supported on an unbounded surface parametrized by the mapping $\mathbb{R}^2\ni x\mapsto (x,\beta f(x))$, where…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2018-02-14 Pavel Exner , Sylwia Kondej , Vladimir Lotoreichik

We are concerned with the dependence of the lowest positive eigenvalue of the Dirac operator on the geometry of rectangles, subject to infinite-mass boundary conditions. We conjecture that the square is a global minimiser both under the…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2022-08-22 Philippe Briet , David Krejcirik

This paper deals with the Neumann eigenvalue problem for the Hermite operator defined in a convex, possibly unbounded, planar domain $\Omega$, having one axis of symmetry passing through the origin. We prove a sharp lower bound for the…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2012-09-28 B. Brandolini , F. Chiacchio , C. Trombetti

We study the Schr\"odinger operator with a potential given by the sum of the potentials for harmonic oscillator and imaginary cubic oscillator and we focus on its pseudospectral properties. A summary of known results about the operator and…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2015-09-30 Radek Novak

A new approach in solution of simple quantum mechanical problems in deformed space with minimal length is presented. We propose the generalization of Schro\"edinger equation in momentum representation on the case of deformed Heisenberg…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2016-06-14 M. I. Samar , V. M. Tkachuk

We study the Schroedinger operators H_{\lambda\mu}(K), with K \in T_2 the fixed quasi-momentum of the particles pair, associated with a system of two identical fermions on the two-dimensional lattice Z_2 with first and second…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2023-07-19 Saidakhmat N. Lakaev , Alexander K. Motovilov , Saidakbar Kh. Abdukhakimov

We study the Schr\"odinger operator in the plane with a step magnetic field function. The bottom of its spectrum is described by the infimum of the lowest eigenvalue band function, for which we establish the existence and uniqueness of the…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2020-12-29 Wafaa Assaad , Ayman Kachmar

We investigate bound states of a non-relativistic scalar particle in a three-dimensional helically twisted (torsional) geometry, considering both the free case and the presence of external radial interactions. The dynamics is described by…

We formulate the issue of minimality of self-adjoint operators on a Hilbert space as a semi-definite problem, linking the work by Overton in [1] to the characterization of minimal hermitian matrices. This motivates us to investigate the…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2024-05-16 Tamara Bottazzi , Alejandro Varela

Let $\Lambda\subset\mathbb{R}^2$ be a non-closed piecewise-$C^1$ curve, which is either bounded with two free endpoints or unbounded with one free endpoint. Let $u_\pm|_\Lambda \in L^2(\Lambda)$ be the traces of a function $u$ in the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2016-03-14 Michal Jex , Vladimir Lotoreichik

We consider a generalized Schr\"odinger operator in $L^2(\mathbb R^2)$ describing an attractive $\delta'$ interaction in a strong coupling limit. $\delta'$ interaction is characterized by a coupling parameter $\beta$ and it is supported by…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2021-04-13 Michal Jex

Convex optimization is the powerhouse behind the theory and practice of optimization. We introduce a quantum analogue of unconstrained convex optimization: computing the minimum eigenvalue of a Schr\"odinger operator $h = -\Delta + V $ with…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-11-10 Eunou Lee

This article is devoted to the spectral analysis of the electro-magnetic Schr\"odinger operator on the Euclidean plane. In the semiclassical limit, we derive a pseudo-differential effective operator that allows us to describe the spectrum…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2022-01-26 Léo Morin , Nicolas Raymond , San Vu Ngoc

We consider the Schr\"odinger operator in the plane with delta-potential supported by a curve. For the cases of an infinite curve and a finite loop we give estimates on the lower bound of the spectrum expressed explicitly through the…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2010-11-11 Igor Lobanov , Vladimir Lotoreichik , Igor Popov