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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, $$A : W^{...
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Approximation of vectors using self-adjoint operators
Let $T$ be an unbounded self-adjoint operator.
Does there exist, for any $\varphi$ normalized in the Hilbert space, a constant $k(\varphi)>0$ and a sequence of normalized $(\varphi_n)$ such that $$...
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Uniform boundedness of resolvents on the imaginary axis
Let $A \colon \mathcal{D}(A) \subset \mathbb{H} \to \mathbb{H}$ be a closed linear operator in a Hilbert space $\mathbb{H}$, which generates a $C_{0}$-semigroup. Suppose that in a $\varepsilon$-...
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Spectral representation of closed operators with finite spectral bound
Assume $A$ is a closed linear operator on a Banach space $X$ and is densely defined. Assume the spectral bound $s(A) = \sup\{Re\lambda: \lambda\in \sigma(A)\}$ is finite. For example, if $A$ is the ...
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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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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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Spectrum of Laplacian-like operator
Let $\kappa_1, \kappa_2>0$ be fixed.
Consider the unbounded operator $A: D(A) \rightarrow L^2(-1,1)\times\mathbb{R}$ defined by
$$
A\begin{bmatrix} y \\ h \end{bmatrix} = \begin{bmatrix} \...
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A question about comparison of positive self-adjoint operators
I have the following question but have no idea on its proof (one direction is trivial):
Let $A$ and $B$ be (bounded) positive self-adjoint operators on a complex Hilbert space $H$. Prove that
$$\...
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Cwikel–Lieb–Rosenbljum inequality including zero resonances
The Cwikel–Lieb–Rosenbljum inequality asserts that, for any potential $V:\mathbb{R}^n\to\mathbb{R}$, we have
$$(\mbox{number of eigenvalue} \leq 0\mbox{ , counted with multiplicity, of }-\Delta+V\,)\...
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Elliptic estimates for self-adjoint operators
Let $A$ be a symmetric matrix in $\mathbb R^n$ such that $A$ is positive definite and hence satisfies $0< \lambda \le A \le \Lambda < \infty.$
Let $T$ be a densely defined and closed operator ...
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Is the spectrum of a "self adjoint" operator real on $\ell^p$?
There might be an obvious answer to the question, but it doesn't come to mind.
Suppose we have an infinite matrix $A=(a_{ij})$, which defines a bounded linear operator on $\ell^p$, i.e. for all ...
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Polar decomposition of the Volterra integral operator
Repost of this Math.SE question due to a lack of answers (No one was able to help me find the closed form of $U_T$ and $|T|$ after two bounties). I also searched extensively online but couldn't find ...
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First Dirichlet eigenvalue below second Neumann eigenvalue?
Let $\Omega$ be a bounded domain in $\mathbb R^n $ with smooth boundary.
I was wondering if there exist any known conditions on $\Omega$ such that the 1st Dirichlet eigenvalue of the (positive) ...
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Recent work on Pseudo-Laplacian and Pseudo-cuspform in the spirit of Riemann Hypothesis after the work of Bombieri and Garrett
( This is my first MO question . I'm totally inexperienced on MO so, forgive me for my mistakes .)
Paul Garrett and Enrico Bombieri were (are?) Secretly Working on Pseudo-Laplacians and Pseudo-...
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Spectral properties of operators mapped to zero by some polynomial
Let $T$ be a bounded operator on a Banach space $X$ and suppose that there is a non-constant polynomial $p$ such that $p(T) = 0$. It seems to be well known that the spectrum of such an operator ...
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What's the essential definition of resonance of Schrodinger operator?
Rencently, I am reading some articles about time decay estimates or Strichartz estimates for Schrodinger equations with potential. When considering Strichartz estimates for potential $V$ with decay $|...
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Lippmann-Schwinger equation for the Coulomb potential
Let $H=H_0+V$ be a Hamiltonian on $\mathbb{R}^3$ where $H_0=-\frac{\Delta}{2m}$ is the free Hamiltonian and $V$ is a potential. Let us assume first that $V$ decays sufficiently fast at infinity and ...
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Random matrix is positive
This is a follow up question on my previous question here that was on solved in the deterministic setting by Denis Serre, when the perturbation can be separated. Therefore, I decided to split the ...
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Non real eigenvalues for elliptic equations
I am looking for an example of a pure second order uniformly elliptic operator
$L=\sum_{i,j=1}^da_{ij}(x)D_{ij}$ in a bounded domain $\Omega$ (with Dirichlet boundary conditions, for example) having a ...
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Some properties of fractional Dirichlet heat kernel
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n (n\geq 2)$ be a bounded open domain with smooth boundary $\partial\Omega$. Consider the fractional heat equation with Dirichlet boundary condition：
\begin{equation}
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Courant nodal domain theorem for fractional Laplacian
Let $\lambda_k$ and $\varphi_k$ be the $k$-th eigenvalue and a corresponding eigenfunction of the fractional Laplacian in a bounded domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^N$, $N \geq 2$.
That is, $\...
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Spectrum of a Markov kernel acting on $L^2$
Let $P$ be a Markov kernel on a measurable space $(E,\mathcal E)$ admitting an invariant probability measure $\pi$. $P$ acts on $L^2(\pi)$ via $$Pf:=\int\kappa(\;\cdot\;{\rm d}y)f(y).$$ The invariance ...
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Eigenvalues and spectrum of the adjoint
In a finite-dimensional Hilbert space, the eigenvalues of the adjoint $A^*$ of an operator $A$ are the complex conjugates of the eigenvalues of $A$.
But in infinite dimensions this need no longer be ...
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Is there a reasonable notion of spectral theorem on a pre-Hilbert space?
I'm trying to understand how bad things could possibly get without Cauchy completeness as a criterion for Hilbert spaces in quantum mechanics. Obviously, doing calculus on a pre-Hilbert space would be ...
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spectrum of multiplicative morphisms
Let $T:[0,1]\to[0,1]$ be a continuous map, which is neither surjective nor injective. Put
$$
C([0,1])\ni f\mapsto \Phi(f):=f\circ T\in C([0,1]).
$$
Notice that, under the above conditions, $0\in\sigma(...
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Equivalence of operators
let $T$ and $S$ be positive definite (thus self-adjoint) operators on a Hilbert space.
I am wondering whether we have equivalence of operators
$$ c(T+S) \le \sqrt{T^2+S^2} \le C(T+S)$$
for some ...
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Infinite trees whose spectrum has more than 3 connected components
I was wondering whether there exists any infinite tree $T$ such that the action of $\mathit{Aut}(T)$ on the set of vertices $V=V(T)$ has finitely many orbits, and whose spectrum $\sigma(T)$ has ...
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Existence of operator with certain properties
I am curious to know the answer to the following question:
Does there exist a continuous linear operator on some Banach space $X$ such that $\Vert T \Vert=1$, and $\sigma(T)\supset \{1\}$ is isolated ...
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Minimize $\langle(1-\kappa)^{-1}f,f\rangle$ for a parameter-dependent integral operator $\kappa$
I've got a contractive self-adjoint linear integral operator $\kappa$ of the form $$(\kappa g)(x):=g(x)+\int\lambda({\rm d}y)k(x,y)(g(y)-g(x))\;\;\;\text{for }g\in L^2(\mu),$$ where $k$ depends on the ...
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Spectral measures of a family of parameter-dependent self-adjoint contractions on an $L^2$-space
I have a self-adjoint linear contraction $A_g$ on an $L^2$-space of the form $$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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Graph with complex eigenvalues
The question I am wondering about is:
Can the discrete Laplacian have complex eigenvalues on a graph?
Clearly, there are two cases where it is obvious that this is impossible.
1.) The graph is ...
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Spectrum of a $1$-parameter family of symmetric linear operators
I am working with certain submanifolds of symmetric spaces and, using a construction in Terng-Thorbergson, we ended up in the following Hilbert space problem:
Let $H$ be a (real) Hilbert Space and $...
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Decay of eigenfunctions for Laplacian
Consider the discrete second derivative with Dirichlet boundary conditions on $\mathbb C^n$.
Its eigendecomposition is fully known:
see wikipedia
It seems like the largest eigenvalue $\lambda_1$ is ...
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Understanding a proof about limit of a sequence of open sets
We are reading a proof about the following limit
\begin{equation}\tag{1}
\lim_{n \to \infty} \sigma_1(T_n)= \sigma_1(T),
\end{equation}
where $T:D(T) \subseteq H \to H$ and $T_n:D(T_n) \subseteq H \to ...
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Different definitions of a relatively compact operator
(Cross-post from Math Stackexchange, where some work has been done in the comments)
Let $T,K$ be unbounded operators on a Hilbert space $H$.
I've seen the following definition of a relatively compact ...
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Rigorous justification for this formal solution to $f(x+1)+f(x)=g(x)$
Let $g\in C(\Bbb R)$ be given, we want to find a solution $f\in C(\Bbb R)$ of the equation
$$
f(x+1) + f(x) = g(x).
$$
We may rewrite the equation using the right-shift operator $(Tf)(x) = f(x+1)$...
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Show convergence of a sequence of resolvent operators
Let
$E$ be a locally compact separable metric space
$(\mathcal D(A),A)$ be the generator of a strongly continuous contraction semigroup on $C_0(E)$
$E_n$ be a metric space for $n\in\mathbb N$
$(\...
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Strong Differentiability of Spectral Projections
Let $H$ be a Hilbert space and $W$ be a dense subspace, equipped with a different norm that turns it into a Hilbert space. Let $(A(t))_{t\in[0,T]}$ be a family of Operators in $B(W,H)$ (bounded ...
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How does $E$ closed follow from the upper semicontinuity of the spectrum?
Let $f$ be an analytic function for a domain $D$ of $\mathbb{C}$ into a Banach algebra $A$. Suppose that, for all $\lambda \in D$, $\text{Sp}f(\lambda)$ is finite or a sequence converging to $0$.
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Invariance of spectrum under conjugation
Let $T$ be a self-adjoint invertible operator on $\mathcal{H}$ with a continuous spectrum, means the spectral measure is nonatomic. For which class of invertible operators $V$( with continuous ...
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Smoothness of finite-dimensional functional calculus
Assume that $f:\mathbb R\to\mathbb R$ is continuous.
Given a real symmetric matrix $A\in\text{Sym}(n)$, we can define $f(A)$ by applying $f$ to its spectrum. More explicitly,
$$ f(A):=\sum f(\lambda)...
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Existence of a fixed point for this operator
I'm looking for some mathematical results that I might be able to apply to see if an operator I'm considering has a fixed point.
In particular consider,
$$ Ag(x) = \Big\{ \xi(x) + K(g(x))^\frac{1}{\...
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Perturbation theory compact operator
Let $K$ be a compact self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space $H$ such that for some normalized $x \in H$ and $\lambda \in \mathbb C:$
$\Vert Kx-\lambda x \Vert \le \varepsilon.$
It is well-known ...
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Off-diagonal estimates for Poisson kernels on manifolds
Let $(M,g)$ be a complete Riemannian manifold, $\Delta$ its Laplace-Beltrami operator and $T_t = (e^{t \Delta})_{t \geq 0}$ the associated heat semigroup. We can define the subordinated Poisson ...
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One question about Schrodinger Semigroups-(B. Simon)
This question comes from the paper: B. Simon, Schrodinger Semigroups, Bull. A.M.S., (1982) Vol. 7 (3).
On the Theorem C.3.4(subsolution estimate) of the paper, it says that: Let $Hu=Eu$ and $u\in L^...
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Compact operators on Banach spaces and their spectra
I have a question about compact operators on Banach spaces.
Let $B$ be a real Banach space and $L$ a closed linear operator on $B$.
We assume that $L$ generates a contraction semigroup $\{T_t\}_{t>...
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Eigenvalue estimates for operator perturbations
I edited the question to a general mathematical question, since I found the answer in Carlo Beenakker's reference and think that my initial question was mathematically misleading.
What was behind ...
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Real part of eigenvalues and Laplacian
I am working on imaging and I am a bit puzzled by the behaviour of this matrix:
$$A:=\left(
\begin{array}{cccccc}
1 & 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -1 &...
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Graph Laplacian Operator
Consider the linear operator $\mathbb{L} : L^2([0,1])\to L^2([0,1])$ defined by
$$
(\mathbb{L}f)(x) = \int_0^1 xy(f(x)-f(y)) \mathrm{d}y
$$
for all $f\in L^2([0,1])$ and $x \in [0,1]$. Is $\mathbb{L}$...
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