For an arbitrary open, nonempty, bounded set $Omega subset mathbb{R}^n$, $n in mathbb{N}$, and sufficiently smooth coefficients $a,b,q$, we consider the closed, strictly positive, higher-order differential operator $A_{Omega, 2m} (a,b,q)$ in $L^2(Omega)$ defined on $W_0^{2m,2}(Omega)$, associated with the higher-order differential expression $$ tau_{2m} (a,b,q) := bigg(sum_{j,k=1}^{n} (-i partial_j - b_j) a_{j,k} (-i partial_k - b_k)+qbigg)^m, quad m in mathbb{N}, $$ and its Krein--von Neumann extension $A_{K, Omega, 2m} (a,b,q)$ in $L^2(Omega)$. Denoting by $N(lambda; A_{K, Omega, 2m} (a,b,q))$, $lambda > 0$, the eigenvalue counting function corresponding to the strictly positive eigenvalues of $A_{K, Omega, 2m} (a,b,q)$, we derive the bound $$ N(lambda; A_{K, Omega, 2m} (a,b,q)) leq C v_n (2pi)^{-n} bigg(1+frac{2m}{2m+n}bigg)^{n/(2m)} lambda^{n/(2m)} , quad lambda > 0, $$ where $C = C(a,b,q,Omega)>0$ (with $C(I_n,0,0,Omega) = |Omega|$) is connected to the eigenfunction expansion of the self-adjoint operator $widetilde A_{2m} (a,b,q)$ in $L^2(mathbb{R}^n)$ defined on $W^{2m,2}(mathbb{R}^n)$, corresponding to $tau_{2m} (a,b,q)$. Here $v_n := pi^{n/2}/Gamma((n+2)/2)$ denotes the (Euclidean) volume of the unit ball in $mathbb{R}^n$. Our method of proof relies on variational considerations exploiting the fundamental link between the Krein--von Neumann extension and an underlying abstract buckling problem, and on the distorted Fourier transform defined in terms of the eigenfunction transform of $widetilde A_{2} (a,b,q)$ in $L^2(mathbb{R}^n)$. We also consider the analogous bound for the eigenvalue counting function for the Friedrichs extension $A_{F,Omega, 2m} (a,b,q)$ in $L^2(Omega)$ of $A_{Omega, 2m} (a,b,q)$. No assumptions on the boundary $partial Omega$ of $Omega$ are made.
In this paper, we consider the long time dynamics of radially symmetric solutions of nonlinear Schrodinger equations (NLS) having a minimal mass ground state. In particular, we show that there exist solutions with initial data near the minimal mass ground state that oscillate for long time. More precisely, we introduce a coordinate defined near the minimal mass ground state which consists of finite and infinite dimensional part associated to the discrete and continuous part of the linearized operator. Then, we show that the finite dimensional part, two dimensional, approximately obeys Newtons equation of motion for a particle in an anharmonic potential well. Showing that the infinite dimensional part is well separated from the finite dimensional part, we will have long time oscillation.