We prove various estimates for the first eigenvalue of the magnetic Dirichlet Laplacian on a bounded domain in two dimensions. When the magnetic field is constant, we give lower and upper bounds in terms of geometric quantities of the domain. We furthermore prove a lower bound for the first magnetic Neumann eigenvalue in the case of constant field.
In this paper we study the best constant in a Hardy inequality for the p-Laplace operator on convex domains with Robin boundary conditions. We show, in particular, that the best constant equals $((p-1)/p)^p$ whenever Dirichlet boundary conditions are imposed on a subset of the boundary of non-zero measure. We also discuss some generalizations to non-convex domains.
We consider the p-Laplacian in R^d perturbed by a weakly coupled potential. We calculate the asymptotic expansions of the lowest eigenvalue of such an operator in the weak coupling limit separately for p>d and p=d and discuss the connection with Sobolev interpolation inequalities.
We study the quadratic form associated to the kinetic energy operator in the presence of an external magnetic field in d = 3. We show that if the radial component of the magnetic field does not vanish identically, then the classical lower bound given by Hardy is improved by a non-negative potential term depending on properties of the magnetic field.
This paper considers Lieb-Thirring inequalities for higher order differential operators. A result for general fourth-order operators on the half-line is developed, and the trace inequality tr((-Delta)^2 - C^{HR}_{d,2} / (|x|^4) - V(x))^{-gamma} < C_gamma int_{R^d} V(x)_+^{gamma + d/4} dx for gamma geq 1 - d/4, where C^{HR}_{d,2} is the sharp constant in the Hardy-Rellich inequality and where C_gamma > 0 is independent of V, is proved for dimensions d = 1,3. As a corollary of this inequality a Sobolev-type inequality is obtained.
Consider a regular $d$-dimensional metric tree $Gamma$ with root $o$. Define the Schroedinger operator $-Delta - V$, where $V$ is a non-negative, symmetric potential, on $Gamma$, with Neumann boundary conditions at $o$. Provided that $V$ decays like $x^{-gamma}$ at infinity, where $1 < gamma leq d leq 2, gamma eq 2$, we will determine the weak coupling behavior of the bottom of the spectrum of $-Delta - V$. In other words, we will describe the asymptotical behavior of $inf sigma(-Delta - alpha V)$ as $alpha to 0+$
We find sharp conditions on the growth of a rooted regular metric tree such that the Neumann Laplacian on the tree satisfies a Hardy inequality. In particular, we consider homogeneous metric trees. Moreover, we show that a non-trivial Aharonov-Bohm magnetic field leads to a Hardy inequality on a loop graph.
We consider Schroedinger operators on regular metric trees and prove Lieb-Thirring and Cwikel-Lieb-Rozenblum inequalities for their negative eigenvalues. The validity of these inequalities depends on the volume growth of the tree. We show that the bounds are valid in the endpoint case and reflect the correct order in the weak or strong coupling limit.
