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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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Why and how is a representation "continuously decomposable"?
What I am asking may apply to a much more general setting and I am interested in the underlying level of generality of these statements, mostly with canonical references. However I state the question ...
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Why is spectral theory developed for $\mathbb C$
Spectral theory is a fundamental part of operator theory and the spectrum of many operators is investigated throughout the existing literature. And that is for a good reason: If $A$ is some closed ...
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Using Property (T) to approximate invertible matrices
In the wikipedia article for Kazhdan's Property (T), there's an intriguing application:
Similarly, groups with property (T) can be used to construct finite sets of invertible matrices which can ...
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Dependence of Neumann eigenvalues on the domain
I have the following problem in hands, in the context of a broader investigation:
Let $V\in L^{n/2}$ compactly supported, where $n\geq 3$ is the dimension. I want to prove the following:
For any $\...
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Eigenvalues of splitting scheme
In numerical analysis it is common to approximate a solution to a PDE
$$u'(t) = (A+B) u(t), \quad u(0)=u_0$$
which is just given by $e^{t(A+B)}u_0$ by the splitting $e^{tB/2} e^{tA} e^{tB/2}u_0.$ Here,...
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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 Non-local Differential operators on real line
I am encountering non-local (and nonlinear) PDEs in my work. To compute stability, I am trying to numerically estimate the spectrum of linearized-but-nonlocal version of the said PDEs.
Definition: A ...
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Spectrum of perturbed differential operators
I am looking for a reference that could help me with the following two questions:
Let $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ be a bounded domain with Lipschitz boundary. Consider a sequence of differential ...
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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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Spectrum of an operator arising in a dynamical problem
(Question edited according to Denis Serre comment).
While studying the action of dilating map of the circle on probability measures, I ran across the following operator:
$$\mathcal{K}^* : L^2_0(\mu)\...
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Perturbation of Neumann Laplacian
Consider the $N \times N$ matrix
$$A_{\alpha}=\begin{pmatrix} \lambda_1 & -1 & -\alpha & 0 & \cdots & 0\\
-1 & \lambda_2 & -1 & -\alpha & \cdots & 0\\
-\alpha &...
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Learning from eigenvalues of Hilbert-Schmidt integral operator
Do eigenvalues of the Hilbert-Schmidt integral operator determine the underlying measure up to translation, reflection and rotation?
Details: Suppose we have a measure $\mu$ on a Euclidean space $X=\...
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Spectral gap for the Brownian motion with drift on a compact manifold
Let $M$ be a compact Riemannian manifold without boundary, $X$ a smooth vector field on $M$. Consider the Brownian motion $t\mapsto B_t$ on $M$ with drift $X$, so that its generator is $L=\Delta +X$. ...
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How to solve this operator equation numerically?
I would like to know how one solves Sturm-Liouville problems on $(0,\infty)$ NUMERICALLY for the eigenvalues that are of the form
$$-f''(x)+\frac{1}{\sinh(x)^2}f(x)=\lambda f(x).$$
So even if there ...
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Spectral problems with the wrong sign on the Poincaré disk
Let $\mathbb{D}$ denote the open unit disk in $\mathbb{C}$ equipped with the Poincaré metric $g$ of negative scalar curvature $-1$. Denote by $\Delta_g = \mathrm{Tr}_g(\nabla^g d) = - d^{\ast_g} d$ ...
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Hodge theory in higher eigen-spaces?
Hodge theory for elliptic complexes $E$ identifies the space of harmonic sections with cohomology
$$\mathcal{H}(E) \simeq H(E).$$
A classical example with differential forms ($E = (\Omega,d)$) ...
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Fourier transform without characters (Eigenfunctions of an operator)
Let's consider a very simple problem in quantum mechanics:
We have, in $\mathbb R,$ a potential barrier of the form
$$
V(x) = V_0 \mathbf 1_{[-a,a]}(x),
$$
where $\mathbf 1_{[-a,a]}$ denotes the ...
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Sobolev spaces and spectral theorem
Consider a generalised harmonic oscillator of the form
$$
A(x,D_x) = \langle x \rangle (1-\Delta_x)\langle x \rangle, \quad x \in \mathbb{R}^n,
$$
where $\langle x \rangle = (1+|x|^2)^{1/2}.$ The ...
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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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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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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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Characterizing the separability of the Gelfand space of a semisimple commutative Banach algebra
Problem. Is the separability of the Gelfand space of a semi-simple commutative Banach algebra $A$ equivalent to the existence of a countable family $\{\varphi_n\}_{n\in\omega}$ of multiplicative ...
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Spectral Gap of Elliptic Operator
Under what conditions on $a(x)$ and domain $D$, the spectral gap of the elliptic operator $ \nabla \cdot(a(x)\cdot \nabla)$ defined on $D$, can be controlled?
The boundary condition is that the ...
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Spectral mapping theorem
Rudin's book contains in chapter 10 a spectral mapping theorem for (self-adjoint) unbounded operators that respects the point-spectrum, in the sense that he shows $f(\sigma_p(T))=\sigma_p(f(T))$ for ...
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quasi-nilpotent part of a dual operator
Definitions and notation.
Let $X$ be a complex Banach space and $T\in\mathcal{L}(X)$ a continuous linear operator on $X$. We define the quasi-nilpotent part of $T$ as
\begin{equation*}H_0(T):=\left\{...
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Determinant of quotient of unbounded operators
I have been trying to prove this for a while but failed so far.
Let $A$ and $B$ are two positive, self-adjoint operators with compact resolvent on a Hilbert space $H$ defined on the same dense ...
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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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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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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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Convolutions and Toeplitz Operators
Let be $d>0$ an integer number and consider the Cartesian product $\mathbb Z^d$ as metric space, with the distance between $x,y\in\mathbb Z^d$ given by $\|x-y\|_1=\sum_{j=0}^d|x_j-y_j|$.
Let be $...
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Leibniz rule bound for the inverse of the Laplacian?
Let $f, g \in L^2[\mathbb{T}^2]$ be real-valued functions without zero modes. That is, $\int_{\mathbb{T}^2}f=\int_{\mathbb{T}^2}g=0$. Here, ${\mathbb{T}^2}$ is the $2$-dimensional torus $[\mathbb{R}/\...
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Reference request: trace norm estimate
In a paper I am currently reading, the author uses that if $T$ is an operator given by the kernel $$T(x,y) = \int_{\mathbb R} p(x,z) q(z,y) dz,$$
then $$\lvert \operatorname{tr} T \rvert \leq \lVert T ...
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Extended adjoint of Volterra operator
Let $V$ be a Volterra operator on $L^2 [0,1]$.
Does there exist a nonzero operator $X $ satisfying the following system
$VX=XV^∗$, where $V^∗$ is the adjoint of the Volterra operator?
$$ V(f) (x) =\...
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Non-emptiness of spectrum $\sigma(a)$ in non-Archimedean Banach algebras
I'm trying to determine whether or not the standard proof that the spectrum of a point in a unital Banach algebra is non-empty can be adapted to prove the same thing over certain non-Archimedean ...
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Extending Ky Fan's eigenvalues inequality to kernel operators
--Migrating from MSE since it might fit better here--
Base result
The following result in Terry Tao's book, 'p. 47, Ky Fan inequality' reads as:
$$\sum_i\lambda_i(A+B) \leq \sum_i \lambda_i(A) + \...
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Analytic formula for the eigenvalues of kernel integral operator induced by Laplace kernel $K(x,x') = e^{-c\|x-x'\|}$ on unit-sphere in $\mathbb R^d$
Let $d \ge 2$ be an integer and let $X=\mathcal S_{d-1}$ the unit-sphere in $\mathbb R^d$. Let $\tau_d$ be the uniform distribution on $X$. Define a function $K:X \times X \to \mathbb R$ by $K(x,y) := ...
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Heat equation damps backward heat equation?
In a previous question on mathoverflow, I was wondering about the following:
Let $\Delta$ be the Laplacian on some compact interval $I$ of the real line with let's say Dirichlet boundary conditions. ...
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Determining what happens to the spectrum of Schrödinger operator as boundary condition changes
I recently came across a problem in research, and I'm asking about it here after trying in math stack exchange with no luck.
Suppose I have a metric graph $G$ (or even a closed interval, to make ...
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Eigenvalue bounds and triple (and quadruple, etc.) products
Very basic and somewhat open-ended question:
Let $A$ be a symmetric operator on functions $f:X\to \mathbb{R}$, where $X$ is a finite
set. Assume that the $L^2\to L^2$ norm of $A$ is $\leq \epsilon$, i....
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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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Asymptotic stability of eigenvalues by compact perturbations
I need some references concerning the asymptotic stability of eigenvalues by compact perturbations. In [T. Kato, Perturbation theory for linear operators] there are some results concerning stability ...
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Error term in the Euclidean Weyl law
Let $\Omega\subset \mathbb R^n$ be an open bounded set with smooth boundary. The Laplacian on $\Omega$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions has discrete spectrum $\lambda_1\le \lambda_2\le \ldots$ that ...
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The numerical range of a composition of two operators
For a problem I'm working on, I need the following implication. $A,B$ are two closed densely defined operators on a Hilbert space $H$. I'll be a bit vague about the setting, add assumptions at will as ...
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When does the ground state energy continuously depend on a parameter?
Given a family of Schrödinger operators $H_\gamma=-\Delta+V_\gamma$, under which condition is the map $\gamma\mapsto\inf\sigma(H_\gamma)$ continuous?
This is surely the case for many textbook ...
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Isolated Eigenvalue of $T$ is also an isolated eigenvalue of $\overline{T}$?
I am working with transfer operators and I reach a point where would be nice if I could use a result from Tosio Kato's book about perturbation theory of linear operators. I think I am able to use Kato'...
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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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Real part of eigenvalues and Laplacian
I am working on imaging and I am a bit puzzled by the behaviour of this matrix:
$$A:=\left(
\begin{array}{cccccc}
1 & 0 & 0 & -1 & 0 & 0 \\
0 & 0 & 0 & 0 & -1 &...
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Semiclassical limit of spectral gap of Schrödinger operators with nonsmooth potential
Let $\Omega$ be a connected compact subset of $\mathbb{R}^d$. It is well known that for a smooth potential $V:\Omega \to \mathbb{R}$ that has a unique nondegenerate minimum $V(0) = 0$, the operator $H ...
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What is the spectrum of this differential operator?
My self-adjount differential operator $L$ is defined by $$L f(x) \equiv u(x) \frac{\partial^2}{\partial x^2} \left( u(x) f(x) \right)$$ where $u(x)$ is a known but arbitrary smooth function that ...
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