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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 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.
The compression of the resolvent of a non-self-adjoint Schrodinger operator $-Delta+V$ onto a subdomain $Omegasubsetmathbb R^n$ is expressed in a Krein-Naimark type formula, where the Dirichlet realization on $Omega$, the Dirichlet-to-Neumann maps, and certain solution operators of closely related boundary value problems on $Omega$ and $mathbb R^nsetminusoverlineOmega$ are being used. In a more abstract operator theory framework this topic is closely connected and very much inspired by the so-called coupling method that has been developed for the self-adjoint case by Henk de Snoo and his coauthors.
We introduce the concept of essential numerical range $W_{!e}(T)$ for unbounded Hilbert space operators $T$ and study its fundamental properties including possible equivalent characterizations and perturbation results. Many of the properties known for the bounded case do emph{not} carry over to the unbounded case, and new interesting phenomena arise which we illustrate by some striking examples. A key feature of the essential numerical range $W_{!e}(T)$ is that it captures spectral pollution in a unified and minimal way when approximating $T$ by projection methods or domain truncation methods for PDEs.
We study Schroedinger operators with Robin boundary conditions on exterior domains in $R^d$. We prove sharp point-wise estimates for the associated semi-groups which show, in particular, how the boundary conditions affect the time decay of the heat kernel in dimensions one and two. Applications to spectral estimates are discussed as well.
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.