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One question about Schrodinger Semigroups-(B. Simon)

This question comes from the paper: B. Simon, Schrodinger Semigroups, Bull. A.M.S., (1982) Vol. 7 (3). On the Theorem C.3.4(subsolution estimate) of the paper, it says that: Let $Hu=Eu$ and $u\in L^...
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Spectrum of an operator

Let $L$ an operator self-adjoint acting on $L^2(\Bbb{R}^{2})$ such that : $L(\phi_{\alpha,\beta})=(|\alpha|-|\beta|)(\phi_{\alpha,\beta})$ where $(\phi_{\alpha,\beta})$ is an orthonormal basis for ...
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An estimate for the solution of an elliptic PDE depending on a parameter

Let $\Omega\subset\mathbb R^n$ be a bounded domain with a sufficiently smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$. We assume $\lambda_1\in\mathbb R$ is the principle eigenvalue of the operator $$ -\Delta:\ H^...
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Which sets support which spectra?

I know (and this is of course rather elementary) that an isolated point in the spectrum of a self-adjoint operator $T$ always belongs to the point-spectrum. I would like to ask: Are there similar ...
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Singular value decomposition in two spaces (reference in Russian paper?)

Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $X$ be a Banach space such that $H \cap X$ is dense in both. Now, let $T$ be an operator such that $T: H \rightarrow H$ and $T:X \rightarrow X$ exists in the sense that ...
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Continuity of the spectrum under weaker notions of convergence

Let $T:X\to X$ be a linear operator on a Banach space $X$. We know that the spectrum of $T$ is an upper semicontinuous function of $T$ for the uniform convergence: that is, if $T_n:X\to X$ is a ...
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What is the character space of $\mathcal P(K)$?

Let $K$ be a compact subset of $\Bbb C$. Let $\mathcal P(K)$ be the closed algebra generated by the complex polynomials on $K$. What is the character space $\Phi_{\mathcal P(K)}$ of $\mathcal P(K)$?...
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How to define spectral multiplier for −Δ?

Put $e_{n}(t)=e^{int}=\prod_{j=1}^{d}e^{in_{j}t_{j}}$, $t\in \mathbb T^d, n\in \mathbb Z^d.$ ($t=(t_{1},..., t_d), n=(n_1,..., n_d)$) We note that $\{e_{n}\}_{n\in \mathbb Z^d}$ forms an orthonormal ...
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inverse problem to resolution of the identity

Suppose $f_\lambda(x),\lambda \in \mathbb{R}$ is a continuous/smooth family of bounded function on $\mathbb{R}$. Given a measurable set $\mathfrak{m}$ on $\mathbb{R}$, define $$E_\mathfrak{m}:L^2\...
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Partial trace with spectral measure

I'm a physicist who needs mathematical advice: Let $A= \sum_{i=1}^{\infty} a_i P_{\phi_i}$ be a self-adjoint operator with projectors $P_{\phi_i}$ on the orthonormal eigenbasis $(\phi_i).$ Let $$B= \...
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Transformation of kernel

I have the following problem at hand. Define the kernel $$K(x_1,x_2) = \int_{-1}^1\int_{-1}^1 \exp(-2\pi\jmath x_1 y_1)R(y_1,y_2)\exp(2\pi\jmath x_2 y_2)\mathrm{d}y_1\mathrm{d_2}.$$ Now, if $R(y_1,...
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Normal points of an operator and discrete eigenvalues

Let $\mathcal{H}$ and $\mathcal{L}({\mathcal{H}})$ denote a separable Hilbert space and the set of bounded linear operators on it respectively. As a graduate student entering the field of non-...
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Spectrum of convolution operator

This question was asked already on Stack Exchange under https://math.stackexchange.com/q/1114095 . It might be not on a research level, but as it could not be answered on Stack Exchange, I hope for ...
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bivariate polynomial

Hello, Let $p(x,y) = \sum_{m=1}^M\sum_{n=1}^N a_{m,n}x^{m-1}y^{n-1}$ be a bivariate polynomial where $\{a_{m,n}\}$ are complex. If $(x_k, y_k), k=1,2,\cdots, MN-1$ are roots of $p(x,y)=0$ where $|...
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showing convergence of a function recursion relation

I have obtained (formally) a perturbative solution $$ H(y) = \sum_{n=0}^\infty \delta^n H_n(y) $$ to the following integro-differential equation ($\delta$ is a small constant, $\nu$ is a L\'evy ...
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Inequalities between self-adjoint operators

Let $T_s$ ($s\ge0$) be a smooth family of non-negative self-adjoint operators in a separable Hilbert space $H$. Suppose that, for some $C'>C>0$, we have $T_0+Cs^2\le T_s\le T_0+C's^2$ for all $s$...
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Spectral gap of a Markov chain on the nonnegative integers

Let $\lambda_k,\mu_k\in\mathbb R_{\ge0}$ $(k\ge1)$ be nonnegative real numbers such that $\sum_{k=1}^\infty k\lambda_k<\infty,$ let $S=\mathbb Z_{\ge0}$ be the nonnegative integers, let $T=\mathbb ...
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Spectral theory of compact operator for quasi-Banach spaces

Let $X$ be a Banach space and let $Y\subset X$ be a quasi-Banach space (with compact inclusion). Suppose $T:X\to X$ is a compact operator such that $1$ is not its eigenvalue and $T|_{Y}:Y\to Y$ is ...
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reference request: conditions for pointwise and operator-norm convergence of kernel projections

At a very high level, I’m interested in the following question. Suppose $X$ is a (separable) Hilbert space, and $T_n : X \rightarrow X$ is a sequence of finite rank self-adjoint maps that converges (...
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Spectral analysis of Dirac operators coupled to gauge potential on $\mathbb{R}^n$

Dirac operators on compact manifolds seem to have been studied well, such as in this book and also this one. However, I cannot easily find comprehensive treatment of Dirac operators coupled to gauge ...
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Computation of Brown measure of the shift operator on $\ell^2(\mathbb N)$?

This looks an extremely simple question - I am just trying to give an example of Brown measure, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_measure, so I try to compute it for the left/right-shift operator on ...
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Self-adjoint operator with pure point spectrum

Suppose that A is a self-adjoint (possible unbounded) operator from a separable Hilbert space H to itself. I would like to know if the following statement is true: A has pure point spectrum (i.e., the ...
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Reducing subspaces of unitary operators

Let $U$ be a unitary operator on a Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. We can assume $\mathcal{H}$ is an $L^2$ space and $U$ acts as multiplication by a function $u$ with $|u(x)| = 1$ a.e (by the spectral ...
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Spectral theorem for commuting operators

Let $A_{1},...,A_{n}$ be densely defined self-adjoint operators on a separable Hilbert space $\mathscr{H}$. Suppose these have a common dense domain $D\subset \mathscr{H}$ and satisfy commutation ...
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Computing the eigenvalues of $A+E$ where $A$ is an upper triangular matrix whose diagonal entries are all zero and $E$ is a rank one matrix

Let us consider the backward-shift matrix $B=(b_{ij})\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ whose entries are given by $b_{k,k+1}=1$ and the other entries are all 0. We also consider $X=(x_{ij})\in M_n(\mathbb{R})$ ...
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About the proof of Lebesgue decomposition theorem for Hilbert spaces

Let $\mu$ be a Borel measure on $\mathbb{R}$. By the Lebesgue decomposition theorem, there exists measures $\mu_\text{pp}$, $\mu_\text{ac}$ and $\mu_\text{sing}$ such that $\mu = \mu_\text{pp}+\mu_\...
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Eigenvalue multiplicity of tensor product of positive operator with itself

Let $H$ be a separable complex Hilbert space and let $A\in B(H)$ be positive with $||A||=1$ and have eigenvalue 1 with multiplicity 1. Suppose $A=T^*T$ for some $T\in B(H)$. Denote the spectrum of $A$ ...
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Necessary and sufficient conditions for $\mbox{trace}(A^{-1/2}e^{-tB} (AB+BA) e^{-tB}A^{-1/2}) \ge 0$ for all $t$

Let $A$ and $B$ be positive-definite matrices of the same size. For any $t \ge 0$, define $$ u(t) := \mbox{trace}(A^{-1/2}e^{-tB} (AB+BA) e^{-tB}A^{-1/2}). $$ Question. What are necessary and ...
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Regarding significance of spectral variation under algebraic operations

I have been reading the paper Determining elements in $C^∗$-algebras through spectral properties. The paper discusses about what would be the relation be between two elements $a$ and $b$ of a Banach ...
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The definition of essential spectrum for general closed operators

I've asked this problem in MSE several days ago, see here. But there is no reply up until now. Maybe I wrote things too complicated there and so I'll write a very clean problem here. For background ...
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Reed-Simon Vol. IV: Question regarding convergence of eigenvalues

I am reading through Chapter XIII.16 of Reed and Simon's Methods of Modern Mathematical Physics IV: Analysis of Operators about Schrödinger operators with periodic potentials. Since the topic is kind ...
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The non empty set of accumulation points of a bounded linear operator is the spectrum of another operator

Let $X$ be an infinite dimensional Banach space, and let $T \in L(X)$ such that the set of accumulation points of $T$ is non empty, i-e $\mbox{acc}\,\sigma(T)\neq 0.$\ Is there a Banach space $Y$ ...
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Are there any known results for the spectrum of $(-\Delta)^s/V^{p-1}$?

I am interested in generalizing some results known for the $\frac{-\Delta}{U^{p-1}}$ where $U$ is a Talenti bubble to the non-local operator $\frac{(-\Delta)^s}{V^{p-1}}$ where $U$ and $V$ are bubbles ...
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Multiplication of a Riesz basis

Let ${(\phi_n(.),\psi_n(.))}_{n\geq 1}$ be a Riesz basis in $H^1_0(0,1) \times L^2(0,1)$. My question is the following: If we multiply the basis by the matrix $e^{Mx}$, $x \in (0,1)$ where $M$ is a ...
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Isolated eigenvalues of "bipartite" operators

Please note: This is a reformulation of a previous question of mine. The old question has been already answered to, so I prefer asking a new one. However, it looked like the old formulation did not ...
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Comparison of the spectrum decomposition

In the spectral theorem, we learned that the spectrum of a linear operator $A$ is a disjoint union of: point spectrum (eigenvalues), continuous spectrum (the kernel of $zI-A$ is zero, the closure of $\...
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A gap in the proof of uniqueness of functional calculus based on a spectral theorem

This question considers the proof of a fundamental theorem of functional calculus, given in the book Spectral Theory - Basic Concepts and Applications by David Borthwick (Theorem 5.9). Firstly we have ...
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"Trade-off" between bound on the function and on the spectrum for functional calculus in spectral theory

Let $A$ be a self-adjoint (unbounded) operator on a separable Hilbert space $H$. From the following form of spectral theorem, we may define a functional calculus by $f(A)=Q^{-1} M_{f\circ \alpha} Q$. (...
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Isolated points of the spectra of self-adjoint operators on Hilbert spaces

Let $T$ be a (everywhere defined) self-adjoint operator on a complex Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. I am interested in results that give (non-trivial, possibly mild) sufficient conditions on $T$ to ...
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When linear strongly elliptic operators are invertible?

I am studying Pazy's book "Semigroups of Linear Operators and Applications to Partial Differential Equations" and when considering an operator like: A linear differential operator, $$A : W^{...
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The eigenvalue of Schrodinger opeartor

Let $\Omega$ be a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^n$, consider $L=\Delta+V$ where $\Delta=div\nabla$. According to section 8.12 in Gilbarg and Trudinger's book, if $V\in L^\infty(\Omega)$, then ...
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Spectral measures of a family of parameter-dependent self-adjoint contractions on an $L^2$-space

I have a self-adjoint linear contraction $A_g$ on an $L^2$-space of the form $$A_gf=\int\gamma(f,g),$$ where $\gamma$ is Lipschitz continuous and $g$ is an a priori fixed function. Assuming $1-A_g$ is ...
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$ 0 $ locates in the continuous spectrum of Schrodinger operators?

This is question is motivated by Non-closed range space of Laplace operators?. We aim to determine what kind of potential will make corresponding schrodinger operators possess non-closed range. For ...
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Show convergence of a sequence of resolvent operators

Let $E$ be a locally compact separable metric space $(\mathcal D(A),A)$ be the generator of a strongly continuous contraction semigroup on $C_0(E)$ $E_n$ be a metric space for $n\in\mathbb N$ $(\...
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Constructing an $\epsilon$-net for a Lipschitz subspace of $L^2$

Let $X$ be a subset of $L^2([0,1])$ which contains only Lipschitz function. Also, the member of $X$ are uniformly bounded $$ |x(t)| < M, \text{ for all $x \in X$ and $t \in [0,1]$}. $$ Let $F: X \...
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Determine the singular values of a compact operator in terms of the eigenvalues of an alternating tensor product of operators

Let $H$ be a $\mathbb R$-Hilbert space, $A\in\mathfrak L(H)$ be compact and $$|A|:=\sqrt{A^\ast A}$$ denote the square-root of $A$. By definition, the $k$th largest singular value $\sigma_k(A)$ of $A$ ...
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