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We design two variational algorithms to optimize specific 2-local Hamiltonians defined on graphs. Our algorithms are inspired by the Quantum Approximate Optimization Algorithm. We develop formulae to analyze the energy achieved by these…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-12-20 Kunal Marwaha , Adrian She , James Sud

On a compact metric graph, we consider the spectrum of the Laplacian defined with a mix of standard and Dirichlet vertex conditions. A Cheeger-type lower bound on the gap $\lambda_2 - \lambda_1$ is established, with a constant that depends…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2023-01-19 David Borthwick , Evans M. Harrell , Haozhe Yu

This paper deals with spectral inequalities for one-dimensional Schr\"odinger operators with potentials bounded between two increasing functions (weights). The spectral inequality allows one to estimate the norm of a function with bounded…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2025-05-08 Eugenia Malinnikova , Jiuyi Zhu

In the space $L_2(R^d)$ we consider the Schr\"odinger operator $H_\gamma=-\Delta+ V(x)\cdot+\gamma W(x)\cdot$, where $V(x)=V(x_1,x_2,\dots,x_d)$ is a periodic function with respect to all the variables, $\gamma$ is a small real coupling…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2015-05-28 Leonid Zelenko

We establish new necessary and sufficient conditions for the discreteness of spectrum and strict positivity of magnetic Schr\"odinger operators with a positive scalar potential. They extend earlier results by Maz'ya and Shubin (2005), which…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Vladimir Kondratiev , Vladimir Maz'ya , Mikhail Shubin

We develop a nonlinear spectral graph theory, in which the Laplace operator is replaced by the 1-Laplacian ?$\Delta_1$. The eigenvalue problem is to solve a nonlinear system involving a set valued function. In the study, we investigate the…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2016-10-31 Kung Ching Chang

This note is devoted to Keller-Lieb-Thirring spectral estimates for Schr\"odinger operators on infinite cylinders: the absolute value of the ground state level is bounded by a function of a norm of the potential. Optimal potentials with…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2015-06-12 Jean Dolbeault , Maria J. Esteban , Michael Loss

The approximation of the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of an elliptic operator is a key computational task in many areas of applied mathematics and computational physics. An important case, especially in quantum physics, is the computation…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2018-08-31 Douglas Arnold , Guy David , Marcel Filoche , David Jerison , Svitlana Mayboroda

Spectral graph bisections are a popular heuristic aimed at approximating the solution of the NP-complete graph bisection problem. This technique, however, does not always provide a robust tool for graph partitioning. Using a special class…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2015-12-22 John C. Urschel , Ludmil T. Zikatanov

We present a polynomial-time $(\alpha_{GW} + \varepsilon)$-approximation algorithm for the Maximum Cut problem on interval graphs and split graphs, where $\alpha_{GW} \approx 0.878$ is the approximation guarantee of the Goemans-Williamson…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Jungho Ahn , Ian DeHaan , Eun Jung Kim , Euiwoong Lee

The spectra of the Schr\"odinger operators with periodic potentials are studied. When the potential is real and periodic, the spectrum consists of at most countably many line segments (energy bands) on the real line, while when the…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-26 Kwang C. Shin

We consider decaying oscillatory perturbations of periodic Schr\"odinger operators on the half line. More precisely, the perturbations we study satisfy a generalized bounded variation condition at infinity and an $L^p$ decay condition. We…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2013-05-28 Milivoje Lukic , Darren C. Ong

A continuous-time quantum walk on a dynamic graph evolves by Schr\"odinger's equation with a sequence of Hamiltonians encoding the edges of the graph. This process is universal for quantum computing, but in general, the dynamic graph that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-01-20 Rebekah Herrman , Thomas G. Wong

We study the problem of maximizing the number of spanning trees in a connected graph by adding at most $k$ edges from a given candidate edge set. We give both algorithmic and hardness results for this problem: - We give a greedy algorithm…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2018-07-17 Huan Li , Stacy Patterson , Yuhao Yi , Zhongzhi Zhang

We study the optimization of Steklov eigenvalues with respect to a boundary density function $\rho$ on a bounded Lipschitz domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$. We investigate the minimization and maximization of $\lambda_k(\rho)$, the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2026-04-10 Chiu Yen Kao , Seyyed Abbas Mohammadi

We consider the problem of geometric optimization for the lowest eigenvalue of the two-dimensional Schr\"odinger operator with an attractive $\delta$-interaction supported on an open arc with two free endpoints. Under a constraint of fixed…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2018-01-26 Vladimir Lotoreichik

We introduce computational strategies for measuring the ``size'' of the spectrum of bounded self-adjoint operators using various metrics such as the Lebesgue measure, fractal dimensions, the number of connected components (or gaps), and…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2024-07-31 Matthew J. Colbrook , Mark Embree , Jake Fillman

We consider the spin-$J$ XXZ-Hamiltonian on general graphs $\mathcal{G}$ and show its equivalence to a direct sum of discrete many-particle Schr\"odinger type operators on what we call "$N$-particle graphs with maximal local occupation…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-02-12 Christoph Fischbacher

The spectral theory of graphs provides a bridge between classical signal processing and the nascent field of graph signal processing. In this paper, a spectral graph analogy to Heisenberg's celebrated uncertainty principle is developed.…

Information Theory · Computer Science 2013-08-02 Ameya Agaskar , Yue M. Lu

We consider Schr\"odinger operators on periodic discrete graphs. It is known that the spectrum of these operators has band structure. We obtain a localization of spectral bands in terms of eigenvalues of Dirichlet and Neumann operators on a…

Spectral Theory · Mathematics 2013-10-15 Evgeny Korotyaev , Natalia Saburova