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Decay of solutions to Schrodinger equation with local minimum in potential
Consider the one-dimensional Schrodinger operator on the real line $\mathbb{R}$ given by
$$ L = - \partial_x^2 + V $$
where $V$ is a potential with the following properties:
$V$ is non-negative, and ...
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Analytic perturbation of eigenfunctions
Consider a domain $\Omega_0 \subset \mathbb{R}^n$, and deformations of $\Omega_0$, called $\Omega_t$, obtained by a one-to-one mapping $x \mapsto x + t\varphi (x)$, where $\varphi$ is smooth. It is ...
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Composition of spectral measures
Let $f: \mathbb{R}\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ be a measurable function, $H$ some Hilbert space and
$$ f_E := \int_{\mathbb{R}} f dE$$ for some spectral measure $E$.
Now, my question is: When do we have $...
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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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Unital $C^{*}$ algebras whose all elements have path connected spectrum
A unital $C^{*}$ algebra is called a "Path connected algebra" if the spectrum of all its elements is a path connected subset of $\mathbb{C}$.
What is an example of a non commutative ...
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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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Lower bound for spectral radius on $\operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbb{Z})$
Consider the group of matrices $G =\operatorname{GL}(n,\mathbb{Z})$ with integer entries and determinant $\pm 1$. For each matrix $D \in G$, the product of the eigenvalues of $D$ is equal to $\det D =\...
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adjoint of this closed (?) operator
I am currently dealing with an unbounded operator
$T:\{f \in L^2(-2\pi,2\pi); f \in AC((-2\pi,2\pi)), T(f) \in L^2, \lim_{x \rightarrow \pm 2 \pi} f(x)g(x)=0\} \subset L^2(-2\pi,2\pi)\rightarrow L^2(...
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Proper domain for operators
in this paper on arxiv in equation 27, two operators
$$A_m^* = (1-x^2)^{\frac{1}{2}} \frac{d}{dx} + \frac{mx}{\sqrt{1-x^2}}$$
and $$A_m = - \frac{d}{dx}(1-x^2)^{\frac{1}{2}} + \frac{mx}{\sqrt{1-x^2}...
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Domains of raising and lowering operators in QM
Let $H : \operatorname{dom}(H) \subset L^2(\Omega) \rightarrow L^2(\Omega)$, where $dom(H) \subset H^2(\Omega)$, $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}$ should be a bounded open interval(so 1-d setting(!)) and $H$...
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Bounded operator on a normed space with empty spectrum
A bounded operator acting on a complex Banach space has non-empty spectrum, and the proof of this fact uses the completeness of the space.
Is there any example of bounded operator acting on a ...
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Orthogonal projection
Let $G$ be an operator with compact resolvent on a Hilbert space $H$ such that
$\ker G \neq \{0\}$.
Further let $P$ be the orthogonal projection onto $\ker G$, and let $G_{0} := G+P$.
My question is: ...
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What is the best reference for Spectral theory?
I'm studying Bernard Aupetit: A Primer on Spectral Theory
but the textbook we are using is a little bit heavy going for me. Is there a best book to learn about these things?
Thank you.
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Is there a continuous analogue of Ramanujan graphs?
I think it might help to think of the following definition of a Ramanujan graph - a graph whose non-trivial eigenvalues are such that their magnitude is bounded above by the spectral radius of its ...
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The representation-theoretic nature of an operator resolvent
Consider parameter $s$ in definition of $R(s,A)=(s I - A)^{-1}$ where $A$ is a linear operator in a vector space $X$. When $X$ is over $\mathbb{C}$, then $s$ is thought to be a complex number.
Now ...
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Limit-circle and limit-point at endpoints
I was wondering if the following holds:
If you have an ODE $$-y''(x) + q(x) y(x) = \lambda y(x)$$ on a finite interval $(a,b)$ and you know that this equation is limit-circle or limit-point at the ...
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Has uniform ellipticity implications on the spectrum?
Let $X$ be a complete Riemann surface with a smooth metric, and $L$ a line bundle on it also equipped with a smooth metric; associated to this data there is a Laplace-Beltrami operator $D_L$ acting on ...
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Examples for Markov generators with pure point spectrum
I'm looking at symmetric diffusion Markov generators $L$ with pure point spectrum, i.e. infinitesimal generators of symmetric diffusion Markov semigroups, which are defined on $L^2(\mu)$ where $\mu$ ...
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Error in Maurins proof for the nuclear spectral theorem?
I am currently studying the nuclear spectral theorem as presented in K. Maurins Monograph [2], second chapter or alternatively his paper [1] which contains basically the same proof.
Let $\Phi\subset H\...
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Spectrum of this ODE
I noticed something interesting studying this Sturm-Liouville Problem:
$$ \frac{d}{dx}\left(\sqrt{(1-x^{2})}\frac{df}{dx} \right)+\frac{\left(n \alpha x+\alpha^2 x^{2} + \lambda\right)f}{\sqrt{(1-x^{...
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Asymptotic behavior of Schrödinger operators
I am currently dealing with $1$ or at most $2$-dimensional Schrödinger operators on compact domains. A classical result of spectral theory is the Weyl approximations for this operator
$H = -\Delta +V$....
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Cauchy-Schwarz type formula for positive integral operator
This question arises when I am reading Klainerman&Machedon's paper "On the Uniqueness of Solutions to the Gross-Pitaevskii Hierarchy". The author made a comment on page 3, which in effect is as ...
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Adjoint of sum of two operators. Kato-Rellich
Let $A$ be self-adjoint and $B$ be symmetric with $A$-bound less than $1$. By Kato-Rellich, I know that $(A+B)^*=A+B$. Could I also get something like $(A+iB)^*=A-iB$ or is there a counterexample to ...
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Spectrum of Mathieu equation
I have the differential equation $-f''(x)-q \cos(x) f(x) = \lambda f(x)$ and I want to find all the eigenvalues of this equation analytically on $[0,2\pi]$ that satisfy the boundary condition $f(0) = ...
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Who first used the multiplication operator version of spectral theory
This is another history question.
Hilbert phrased the spectral theorem in terms of resolutions of the identity.
While this remained the form of Stone and von Neumann, they did also have the ...
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Spectral decomposition of compact operators
Let T be a compact operator on an infinite dimensional hilbert space H. I am proving the theorem which says that $Tx=\sum_{n=1}^{\infty}{\lambda}_{n}\langle x,x_{n}\rangle y_{n}$ where ($x_{n}$) is an ...
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Solving a Fredholm equation with a piecewise kernel : Karhunen-Loeve of a stopped Brownian motion
Is there a way to solve analytically the Fredholm integral equation of the second kind
$$
\int_0^{100} K(s, t) f(s) ds = \lambda f(t)
$$
where the kernel has the piecewise 'linear' form
\begin{align}
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Showing there is a unique spectral measure
All the books I have seen have proved that, for a normal bounded operator $T$, there is a unique spectral measure $E$ such that $\int_{\sigma(T)}^{}\lambda\,dE=T$ by first proving in it for a general ...
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Is irreducibility sufficient for uniqueness of invariant distribution for a Feller semigroup?
Let $(T_t)$ be a strongly continuous semigroup of positive operators on $C(K)$, where $K$ is a compact space. Assume also that $T_t1 =1 $ for every $t\geq 0$.
(This is also called a Feller semigroup.)
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What is the right initial domain for the Dirichlet-Laplacian on a bounded domain?
Given some bounded domain $\Omega\subset \mathbb{R}^n$ with sufficiently regular boundary (e.g. smooth boundary). Then I saw two slightly different definitions for the Dirichlet-Laplacian.
Some books ...
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Schrodinger's equation via Spectral Theorem [closed]
How do you prove basic facts on the Schrodinger equation using the spectral theorem? More precisely, here is what I have in mind.
The version of the Spectral Theorem I am familiar with is the ...
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Spectral measure and Stone's theorem
Let $T$ be an unbounded self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space and let $E(\lambda )$ be the associated spectral measure and $R(\lambda ) = (T-\lambda )^{-1}$ the resolvent. By Stone's theorem we ...
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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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Trace, eigenvalues and functional calculus
Let $T$ be a (possibly unbounded) self-adjoint operator on a Hilbert space. Assume that we for some reason know that the point spectrum of $T$ consists of a finite number of eigenvalues $\lambda _1, \...
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A.C. spectrum of the non additive perturbation BAB of a self-adjoint operator A where B is strictly positive
If have the following problem:
Let $A : \mathcal{H} \to \mathcal{H}$ be a bounded, self-adjoint operator on some Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. Let $B: \mathcal{H} \to \mathcal{H}$ be a bounded, ...
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Reference request: Spectral analysis of advection diffusion PDE
As the title says, I am looking for a authoritative reference/monograph on this topic. My interest is in spectral properties of this PDE, and
NOT on existence/uniqueness etc. which is usually the ...
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Why is this operator compact?
Let $D$ be the Dirac-Operator on $\mathbb{R}^n$ or more generally the Dirac spinor bundle $\mathcal{S}\to M$ of a (semi-)Riemannian spin manifold $M$. Then we consider $D$ as an unbouded Operator on $\...
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Generalized basis
In quantum mechanics, people introduce the notion of "continuous basis" (I actually don't know the mathematical denomination of it). It is not a Schauder basis. I would like to know what could be a ...
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Spectral decomposition function [closed]
Once I met a notation of "spectral decomposition function" (for a self-adjoint operator). No definition was given.
Could someone give me a clue what can that be, cause I can't find this exact phrase ...
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Spectral theorem for self-adjoint differential operator on Hilbert space
I need a reference concerning a theorem that shows the following result, stated very roughly:
Given a self-adjoint differential operator densely defined on a Hilbert space, then the given Hilbert ...
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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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Asymptotic Behavior of Non-Analytic Function of the Eigenvalues
Hello,
Let $A_n = (a_{k-j};\;k,j = 0,1,\ldots,n-1)$ be a sequence of $n\times n$ Toeplitz matrices, with eigenvalues $(\lambda_{n,i};\;i = 0,1,\ldots,n-1)$.
If $A_n$ were a sequence of Hermitian ...
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spectrum of a polygon and zeta function
Let $\Delta(x,y) = 1,0$ according to whether $(x,y)$ is in some polygon (symmetric with respect to the diagonal axis).
E.g. The convex hull of three points (taken from a paper on dominoes)
$$ \...
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Spectrum of the Normal Operator associated to compact supported spectral measures
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be a Hilbert space and $E:\Sigma\to\mathcal{L}(\mathcal{H})$ be a compactly supported spectral on the Borel $\sigma$-algebra $\Sigma$ of $\mathbb{C}$. Then we can form the bounded, ...
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Integral kernel for the resolvent of the laplace operator
Consider the Laplace operator defined in the biggest possible subset of $L^2(\mathbb{R}^2)$ and let $z \in \mathbb{C}\backslash\mathbb{R}$. Therefore $z \notin \sigma (\Delta)$ the spectrum of $\Delta$...
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Maximal spectrum of a complex, unital and commutative Banach-algebra
Let $A$ be a complex, unital and commutative Banach-algebra.
Question: Is the maximal spectrum $Max(A)$ of $A$ endowed with the topology induced by the prime spectrum $Spec(A)$ of $A$, Hausdorff?
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Paving conjecture for Toeplitz matrices
Let me first recall what is the so-called paving conjecture:
for any $\epsilon >0$, there exists $r\in \mathbb N$ such that
for any bounded operator $A$ on $\ell^2(\mathbb Z)$, there exists a ...
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Partial order on self-adjoint extensions?
Is there a natural partial order and/or lattice structure on the set of closed symmetric or self-adjoint extensions of a densely defined, unbounded, symmetric operator on a Hilbert space? Any ...
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A doubt about the parts of the spectrum of tensor products
Let $\mathcal{H}$ be any complex Hilbert space of infinite dimensional. By an operator $T$ I mean a linear bounded transformation from $\mathcal{H}$ into $\mathcal{H}$, i.e, $T:\mathcal{H}\rightarrow\...
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Finding the spectrum of the composition of a projection with a multiplication operator
In reading a paper on numerical quadrature I've come across a result that is proved in a manner that is very clever:
Let $X \subset \mathbb{C}$ be a compact, convex set. If $U$ is a finite-...
