Boundary value problems with global projection conditions

Parametrices of elliptic boundary value problems for differential operators belong to an algebra of pseudodifferential operators with the transmission property at the boundary. However, generically, smooth symbols on a manifold with boundary do not have this property, and several interesting applications require a corresponding more general calculus. We introduce here a new algebra of boundary value problems that contains Shapiro-Lopatinskij elliptic as well as global projection conditions; the latter ones are necessary, if an analogue of the Atiyah-Bott obstruction does not vanish. We show that every elliptic operator admits (up to a stabilisation) elliptic conditions of that kind. Corresponding boundary value problems are then Fredholm in adequate scales of spaces. Moreover, we construct parametrices in the calculus.     

On the gluing problem for Dirac operators on manifolds with cylindrical ends

Combining elements of the b-calculus and the theory of elliptic boundary value problems, we solve the gluing problem for b-determinants of Dirac type operators on manifolds with cylindrical ends. As a corollary of our proof, we derive a gluing formula for the b-eta invariant and also a relative invariant formula relating the b-spectral invariants on a manifold with cylindrical end to the spectral invariants with the augmented APS boundary condition on the corresponding compact manifold with boundary.     

Meromorphic symbolic structures for boundary value problems on manifolds with edges

We investigate the ideal of Green and Mellin operators with asymptotics for a manifold with edge‐corner singularities and boundary which belongs to the structure of parametrices of elliptic boundary value problems on a configuration with corners whose base manifolds have edges. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Cusp geometry and the cobordism invariance of the index

The cobordism invariance of the index on closed manifolds is reproved using the calculus Ψ_c of cusp pseudodifferential operators on a manifold with boundary. More generally, on a compact manifold with corners, the existence of a symmetric cusp differential operator of order 1 and of Dirac type near the boundary implies that the sum of the indices of the induced operators on the hyperfaces is null.     

Operators with Singular Trace Conditions on a Manifold with Edges

We establish a new calculus of pseudodifferential operators on a manifold with smooth edges and study ellipticity with extra trace and potential conditions (as well as Green operators) at the edge. In contrast to the known scenario with conditions of that kind in integral form we admit in this paper ‘singular’ trace and Green operators. In contrast to standard conditions in the theory of elliptic boundary value problems (like Dirichlet or Neumann conditions) our singular trace conditions, in general, do not act on functions that are smooth up to the boundary, but admit a more general asymptotic structure. Their action is now associated with the Laurent coefficients of the meromorphic Mellin transforms of functions with respect to the half-axis variable, the distance to the edge.     

Inequalities for eigenvalues of elliptic operators in divergence form on Riemannian manifolds

In this paper, we study eigenvalues of elliptic operators in divergence form on compact Riemannian manifolds with boundary (possibly empty) and obtain a general inequality for them. By using this inequality, we prove universal inequalities for eigenvalues of elliptic operators in divergence form on compact domains of complete submanifolds in a Euclidean space, and of complete manifolds admitting special functions which include the Hadamard manifolds with Ricci curvature bounded below, a class of warped product manifolds, the product of Euclidean spaces with any complete manifold and manifolds admitting eigenmaps to a sphere.     

Invariance of the cone algebra without asymptotics

Let B be a manifold with conical singularities, and denote by the smooth bounded manifold with cylindrical ends obtained by blowing up near the singularities.B.-W. Schulze has developed a framework for a pseudodifferential calculus on B by defining various classes of distribution spaces and operator algebras, working in fixed coordinates on the manifold . I am showing here that the Mellin Sobolev spaces without asymptotics, the cone algebra without asymptotics, and its ideal of smoothing operators are independent of the choice of coordinates and therefore may be considered intrinsic objects for manifolds with conical singularities.     

Mixed boundary value problems and parametrices in the edge calculus

Mixed elliptic boundary value problems are characterised by conditions which have a jump along an interface of codimension 1 on the boundary. We study such problems in weighted edge spaces and show the Fredholm property and the existence of parametrices under additional conditions of trace and potential type on the interface. We develop a new method for computing the interface conditions in terms of the index of boundary value problems in weighted spaces on infinite cones, combined with structures from the calculus of boundary value problems on a manifold with edges. This will be illustrated by the Zaremba problem and other mixed problems for the Laplace operator. The approach itself is completely general.     

Boundary value problems on manifolds with fibered boundary

We define a class of boundary value problems on manifolds with fibered boundary. This class is in a certain sense a deformation between the classical boundary value problems and the Atiyah–Patodi–Singer problems in subspaces (it contains both as special cases). The boundary conditions in this theory are taken as elements of the C *‐algebra generated by pseudodifferential operators and families of pseudodifferential operators in the fibers. We prove the Fredholm property for elliptic boundary value problems and compute a topological obstruction (similar to Atiyah–Bott obstruction) to the existence of elliptic boundary conditions for a given elliptic operator. Geometric operators with trivial and nontrivial obstruction are given. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Chernoff approximations of Feller semigroups in Riemannian manifolds

Chernoff approximations of Feller semigroups and the associated diffusion processes in Riemannian manifolds are studied. The manifolds are assumed to be of bounded geometry, thus including all compact manifolds and also a wide range of non-compact manifolds. Sufficient conditions are established for a class of second order elliptic operators to generate a Feller semigroup on a (generally non-compact) manifold of bounded geometry. A construction of Chernoff approximations is presented for these Feller semigroups in terms of shift operators. This provides approximations of solutions to initial value problems for parabolic equations with variable coefficients on the manifold. It also yields weak convergence of a sequence of random walks on the manifolds to the diffusion processes associated with the elliptic generator. For parallelizable manifolds this result is applied in particular to the representation of Brownian motion on the manifolds as limits of the corresponding random walks.     

Resolvents of cone pseudodifferential operators,asymptotic expansions and applications

We study the structure and asymptotic behavior of the resolvent of elliptic cone pseudodifferential operators acting on weighted Sobolev spaces over a compact manifold with boundary. We obtain an asymptotic expansion of the resolvent as the spectral parameter tends to infinity, and use it to derive corresponding heat trace and zeta function expansions as well as an analytic index formula.      

The Kernel Bundle of a Holomorphic Fredholm Family

Let 𝒴 be a smooth connected manifold, Σ ? ? an open set and (σ, y) → 𝒫 _y (σ) a family of unbounded Fredholm operators D ? H ₁ → H ₂ of index 0 depending smoothly on (y, σ) ∈ 𝒴 × Σ and holomorphically on σ. We show how to associate to 𝒫, under mild hypotheses, a smooth vector bundle 𝒦 → 𝒴 whose fiber over a given y ∈ 𝒴 consists of classes, modulo holomorphic elements, of meromorphic elements φ with 𝒫 _y φ holomorphic. As applications we give two examples relevant in the general theory of boundary value problems for elliptic wedge operators.     

Ellipticity on Manifolds With Edges and Boundary

Ellipticity of a manifold with edges and boundary is connected to boundary and edge conditions that complete corresponding operators to Fredholm operators between weighted Sobolev spaces. We study a new parameter-dependent calculus of elliptic operators, where the interior symbols have specific properties on the boundary. We construct elliptic operators with a prescribed number of edge conditions and obtain isomorphisms in the scale of edge Sobolev spaces. Supported by the Chinese-German Cooperation Program ‘Partial Differential Equations’, NSFC of China and DFG of Germany.     

Boundary Value Problems for the Stationary Schrodinger Equation on Riemannian Manifolds

We suggest a new approach to the statement of boundary value problems for elliptic partial differential equations on arbitrary Riemannian manifolds which is based on the consideration of equivalence classes of functions on a manifold. Using this approach, we establish some interrelation between the solvability of boundary value problems and solvability of exterior boundary problems for the stationary Schrodinger equation. Also we prove the comparison and uniqueness theorems for solutions to boundary value problems in this statement and obtain sufficient conditions for solvability of boundary value problems when the coefficient in the Schrodinger equation is changed.     

The index of elliptic operators on manifolds with conical points

For general elliptic pseudodifferential operators on manifolds with singular points, we prove an algebraic index formula. In this formula the symbolic contributions from the interior and from the singular points are explicitly singled out. For two-dimensional manifolds, the interior contribution is reduced to the Atiyah-Singer integral over the cosphere bundle while two additional terms arise. The first of the two is one half of the "eta" invariant associated to the conormal symbol of the operator at singular points. The second term is also completely determined by the conormal symbol. The example of the Cauchy-Riemann operator on the complex plane shows that all the three terms may be nonzero. Moreover, we introduce a natural symmetry condition for a pseudodifferential operator on a manifold with cylindrical ends ensuring that the operator admits a doubling across the boundary. For such operators we prove an explicit index formula containing, apart from the Atiyah-Singer integral, a finite number of residues of the logarithmic derivative of the conormal symbol.     

Norm closure and extension of the symbolic calculus for the cone algebra

We investigate the symbolic structure of an algebra of pseudodifferential operators on manifolds with conical singularities which has been introduced by B.-W. Schulze. Our main objective is the extension of the symbolic calculus of this algebra to its norm closure in an adapted scale of Sobolev spaces. This procedure yields Banach algebras and Fréchet algebras of singular integral operators with continuous principal symbols.     

A Simple Proof of the Riemann Mapping Theorem for Domains with Spherical Boundary

We give a simple proof of a Riemann mapping theorem for domains in a Stein manifold with a spherical boundary. Those boundaries are real hypersurfaces which are locally CR equivalent to the sphere inside complex space. The main observation is that for higher dimensional Stein manifolds, the fundamental group of its boundary coincides with that of its interior.     

The Index of Cusp Operators on Manifolds with Corners

We recall a Fredholm criterion for fully elliptic cusp(pseudo)differential operators on a compact manifold with corners ofarbitrary codimension, acting on suitable Sobolev spaces. Then we give aformula for the index in terms of regularized `trace' functionalssimilar to the residue trace of Wodzicki and Guillemin.