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It is shown that the ground-state eigenvalue of a semirelativistic Hamiltonian of the form H = sqrt(m^2+p^2) + V is bounded below by the Schroedinger operator m + beta p^2 + V, for suitable beta > 0. An example is discussed.

When an eigenvector of a semi-bounded operator is positive, we show that a remarkably simple argument allows to obtain upper and lower bounds for its associated eigenvalue. This theorem is a substantial generalization of Barta-like…

General analytic energy bounds are derived for N-boson systems governed by semirelativistic Hamiltonians of the form H=\sum_{i=1}^N \sqrt(p_i^2+m^2) + \sum_{1=i<j}^N V(r_{ij}), where V(r) is a static attractive pair potential. A…

We review various attempts to localize the discrete spectra of semirelativistic Hamiltonians of the form H = \beta \sqrt{m^2 + p^2} + V(r) (w.l.o.g. in three spatial dimensions) as entering, for instance, in the spinless Salpeter equation.…

It is shown that exact solutions may be found for the energy eigenvalue problem generated by the class of semirelativistic Hamiltonians of the form H = sqrt{m^2+p^2} + hat{V}, where hat{V} is a non-local potential with a separable kernel of…

Approximate analytical closed energy formulas for semirelativistic Hamiltonians of the form $\sigma\sqrt{\bm p^{2}+m^2}+V(r)$ are obtained within the framework of the auxiliary field method. This method, which is equivalent to the envelope…

We study the eigenvalues E_{n\ell} of the Salpeter Hamiltonian H = \beta\sqrt(m^2 + p^2) + vr^2, v>0, \beta > 0, in three dimensions. By using geometrical arguments we show that, for suitable values of P, here provided, the simple…

We consider Schr\"odinger operators of the form $H_R = - d^2/ d x^2 + q + i \gamma \chi_{[0,R]}$ for large $R>0$, where $q \in L^1(0,\infty)$ and $\gamma > 0$. Bounds for the maximum magnitude of an eigenvalue and for the number of…

We establish necessary and sufficient conditions for the boundedness of the relativistic Schr\"odinger operator $\mathcal{H} = \sqrt{-\Delta} + Q$ from the Sobolev space $W^{1/2}_2 (\R^n)$ to its dual $W^{-1/2}_2 (\R^n)$, for an arbitrary…

We prove upper and lower bounds for the number of eigenvalues of semi-bounded Schr\"odinger operators in all spatial dimensions. As a corollary, we obtain two-sided estimates for the sum of the negative eigenvalues of atomic Hamiltonians…

We obtain semiclassical resolvent estimates for the Schr{\"o}dinger operator (ih$\nabla$ + b)^2 + V in R^d , d $\ge$ 3, where h is a semiclassical parameter, V and b are real-valued electric and magnetic potentials independent of h. Under…

The method of potential envelopes is used to analyse the bound state spectrum of the Schroedinger Hamiltonian H=-\Delta+V(r), where the Hellmann potential is given by V(r) = -A/r + Be^{-Cr}/r, A and C are positive, and B can be positive or…

Consider the Schroedinger operator with semiclassical parameter h, in the limit where h goes to zero. When the involved long-range potential is smooth, it is well known that the boundary values of the operator's resolvent at a positive…

We study the spectrum of the spinless-Salpeter Hamiltonian H = \beta \sqrt{m^2 + p^2} + V(r), where V(r) is an attractive central potential in three dimensions. If V(r) is a convex transformation of the Coulomb potential -1/r and a concave…

The semirelativistic Hamiltonian H = \beta\sqrt{m^2 + p^2} + V(r), where V(r) is a central potential in R^3, is concave in p^2 and convex in p. This fact enables us to obtain complementary energy bounds for the discrete spectrum of H. By…

We construct effective Hamiltonians which despite their apparently nonrelativistic form incorporate relativistic effects by involving parameters which depend on the relevant momentum. For some potentials the corresponding energy eigenvalues…

We analyze the (discrete) spectrum of the semirelativistic ``spinless-Salpeter'' Hamiltonian H = \beta \sqrt{m^2 + p^2} + V(r), beta > 0, where V(r) represents an attractive, spherically symmetric potential in three dimensions. In order to…

We construct effective Hamiltonians which despite their apparently nonrelativistic form incorporate relativistic effects by involving parameters which depend on the relevant momentum. For some potentials the corresponding energy eigenvalues…

By application of a straightforward variational procedure we derive a simple, analytic upper bound on the ground-state energy eigenvalue of a semirelativistic Hamiltonian for (one or two) spinless particles which experience some…

The method of potential envelopes is used to analyse the bound-state spectrum of the Schroedinger Hamiltonian H = -Delta -v/(r+b), where v and b are positive. We established simple formulas yielding upper and lower energy bounds for all the…