Elliptic boundary value problems with λ-dependent boundary conditions

In this paper second order elliptic boundary value problems on bounded domains Ω⊂Rn with boundary conditions on ∂Ω depending nonlinearly on the spectral parameter are investigated in an operator theoretic framework. For a general class of locally meromorphic functions in the boundary condition a solution operator of the boundary value problem is constructed with the help of a linearization procedure. In the special case of rational Nevanlinna or Riesz-Herglotz functions on the boundary the solution operator is obtained in an explicit form in the product Hilbert space L²(Ω)⊕(L²m(∂Ω)), which is a natural generalization of known results on λ-linear elliptic boundary value problems and λ-rational boundary value problems for ordinary second order differential equations.     

The L resolvents of elliptic operators with uniformly continuous coefficients

We consider the strongly elliptic operator A of order 2m in the divergence form with bounded measurable coefficients and assume that the coefficients of top order are uniformly continuous. For 1<p<∞, A is a bounded linear operator from the L^p Sobolev space H^m,p into H^−m,p. We will prove that (A−λ)⁻¹ exists in H^−m,p for some λ and estimate its operator norm.     

An elliptic equation with perturbed p-Laplace operator

We consider an elliptic boundary value problem with perturbed p-Laplacian, p>1. The perturbation consists of a linear operator that dilates or compresses the argument of a function and is close to the identity. A weak existence theorem is obtained.     

Commutators, C0-semigroups and resolvent estimates

We study the existence and the continuity properties of the boundary values on the real axis of the resolvent of a self-adjoint operator H in the framework of the conjugate operator method initiated by Mourre. We allow the conjugate operator A to be the generator of a C₀-semigroup (finer estimates require A to be maximal symmetric) and we consider situations where the first commutator [H,iA] is not comparable to H. The applications include the spectral theory of zero mass quantum field models.     

A W-transform-based criterion for the existence of bounded extensions of E-operators

Let Γ(H) be the symmetric Fock space over a Hilbert space H and ε:H→Γ(H) the exponential mapping. By an E-operator we mean an operator defined on ε(H). For an E-operator A, the composition mapping Φ=A°ε is called its W-transform. In this paper, we obtain a criterion based on the W-transform for checking whether or not an E-operator becomes a bounded linear operator on the Fock space.     

The L resolvents of second-order elliptic operators of divergence form under the Dirichlet condition

Let A be the 2mth-order elliptic operator of divergence form with bounded measurable coefficients defined in a domain Ω of . For 1<p<∞ we regard A as a bounded linear operator from the L^p Sobolev space to H−m,p(Ω). It is known that when , we can construct the resolvent (A−λ)⁻¹ and estimate its operator norm for some λ if the leading coefficients are uniformly continuous. In this paper, we try to extend this result to a general domain. It is successful when m=1 if Ω is the half-space or a domain with C² bounded boundary. For m>1 it is shown that the problem is reduced to the case where Ω is the half-space and A is a homogeneous operator with constant coefficients. We also give a perturbation theorem.     

Schauder theory for Dirichlet elliptic operators in divergence form

Let A be a strongly elliptic operator of order 2m in divergence form with Hölder continuous coefficients of exponent ${\sigma \in (0,1)}$ defined in a uniformly C ^1+σ domain Ω of ${\mathbb{R}^n}$ . Regarding A as an operator from the Hölder space of order m +  σ associated with the Dirichlet data to the Hölder space of order ?m +  σ, we show that the inverse (A ? λ)^?1 exists for λ in a suitable angular region of the complex plane and estimate its operator norms. As an application, we give a regularity theorem for elliptic equations.     

The structurally stable linear systems on the half-line are those with exponential dichotomies

Let A be a selft-adjoint operator on the Hilbert space L²Ω, ?) = {u ε L_loc²(Ω)|∫_Ω|² ?(x)dx < + ∞} defined by means of a closed, semibounded, sesquilinear form a(·, ·). We obtain a necessary and sufficuents condition for the spectrum of A to be discrete. We apply this result to a Sturm-Liouville problem for an elliptic operator with discontinuous coefficients defined on an unbounded domain and to the study of the spectrum of a Hamiltonian defined by a pseudodifferential operator.     

Finding multiple solutions to elliptic systems with polynomial nonlinearity

Elliptic systems with polynomial nonlinearity usually possess multiple solutions. In order to find multiple solutions, such elliptic systems are discretized by eigenfunction expansion method (EEM). Error analysis of the discretization is presented, which is different from the error analysis of EEM for scalar elliptic equations in three aspects: first, the choice of framework for the nonlinear operator and the corresponding isomorphism of the linearized operator; second, the definition of an auxiliary problem in deriving the relation between the L² norm and H¹ norm of the Ritz projection error; third, the bilinearity/nonbilinearity of the linearized variational forms. The symmetric homotopy for the discretized equations preserves not only D₄ symmetry, but also structural symmetry. With the symmetric homotopy, a filter strategy and a finite element Newton refinement, multiple solutions to a system of semilinear elliptic equations arising from Bose–Einstein condensate are found.     

Boundary value problems with eigenvalue depending boundary conditions

We investigate some classes of eigenvalue dependent boundary value problems of the form where A ? A⁺ is a symmetric operator or relation in a Krein space K, τ is a matrix function and Γ₀, Γ₁ are abstract boundary mappings. It is assumed that A admits a self‐adjoint extension in K which locally has the same spectral properties as a definitizable relation, and that τ is a matrix function which locally can be represented with the resolvent of a self‐adjoint definitizable relation. The strict part of τ is realized as the Weyl function of a symmetric operator T in a Krein space H, a self‐adjoint extension à of A × T in K × H with the property that the compressed resolvent P_K (à – λ)^–1|_K k yields the unique solution of the boundary value problem is constructed, and the local spectral properties of this so‐called linearization à are studied. The general results are applied to indefinite Sturm–Liouville operators with eigenvalue dependent boundary conditions (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Linearizing non-linear inverse problems and an application to inverse backscattering

We propose an abstract approach to prove local uniqueness and conditional Hölder stability to non-linear inverse problems by linearization. The main condition is that, in addition to the injectivity of the linearization A, we need a stability estimate for A as well. That condition is satisfied in particular, if A^∗A is an elliptic pseudo-differential operator. We apply this scheme to show uniqueness and Hölder stability for the inverse backscattering problem for the acoustic equation near a constant sound speed.     

The approximation properties determined by operator ideals

We introduce the notion of the right approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A and solve the duality problem for the approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A, that is, a Banach space X has the approximation property with respect to A ^d whenever X* has the right approximation property with respect to an operator ideal A. The notions of the left bounded approximation property and the left weak bounded approximation property for a Banach operator ideal are introduced and new symmetric results are obtained. Finally, the notions of the p-compact sets and the p-approximation property are extended to arbitrary Banach operator ideals. Known results of the approximation property with respect to an operator ideal and the p-approximation property are generalized.     

Population equilibrium with support in evolutionary matrix games

In this paper we consider symmetric bimatrix games [A, A^T]. We use a matrix operator s(A), defined as the sum of the cofactors of the given matrix A, for finding the population equilibrium and its fitness in evolutionarily matrix games with all supported strategies, and to complete Bishop-Cannings Theorem.     

Long time behavior of heat kernels of operators with unbounded drift terms

Given a second-order elliptic operator on Rd, with bounded diffusion coefficients and unbounded drift, which is the generator of a strongly continuous semigroup on L²(Rd) represented by an integral, we study the time behavior of the integral kernel and prove estimates on its decay at infinity. If the diffusion coefficients are symmetric, a local lower estimate is also proved.     

Reduced Weyl asymptotics for pseudodifferential operators on bounded domains II. The compact group case

Let G⊂O(n) be a compact group of isometries acting on n-dimensional Euclidean space Rn, and X a bounded domain in Rn which is transformed into itself under the action of G. Consider a symmetric, classical pseudodifferential operator A₀ in L²(Rn) that commutes with the regular representation of G, and assume that it is elliptic on X. We show that the spectrum of the Friedrichs extension A of the operator is discrete, and using the method of the stationary phase, we derive asymptotics for the number Nχ(λ) of eigenvalues of A equal or less than λ and with eigenfunctions in the χ-isotypic component of L²(X) as λ→∞, giving also an estimate for the remainder term for singular group actions. Since the considered critical set is a singular variety, we recur to partial desingularization in order to apply the stationary phase theorem.     

On the unitary equivalence of absolutely continuous parts of self-adjoint extensions

The classical Weyl-von Neumann theorem states that for any self-adjoint operator A₀ in a separable Hilbert space H there exists a (non-unique) Hilbert-Schmidt operator C=C^? such that the perturbed operator A₀+C has purely point spectrum. We are interesting whether this result remains valid for non-additive perturbations by considering the set ExtA of self-adjoint extensions of a given densely defined symmetric operator A in H and some fixed . We show that the ac-parts and of and A₀ are unitarily equivalent provided that the resolvent difference is compact and the Weyl function M(⋅) of the pair {A,A₀} admits weak boundary limits M(t):=w-lim_y→+0M(t+iy) for a.e. t∈R. This result generalizes the classical Kato-Rosenblum theorem. Moreover, it demonstrates that for such pairs {A,A₀} the Weyl-von Neumann theorem is in general not true in the class ExtA.     

A characterization of group generators on Hilbert Spaces and the H ∞-calculus

We give necessary and sufficient conditions for an operator A on a Hilbert space to have a bounded H ^∞-calculus on a vertical strip symmetric to the imaginary axis. From this, a characterization of group generators on Hilbert spaces is obtained yielding recent results of Liu and Zwart as corollaries.     

Generalized Q-functions and Dirichlet-to-Neumann maps for elliptic differential operators

The classical concept of Q-functions associated to symmetric and selfadjoint operators due to M.G. Krein and H. Langer is extended in such a way that the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map in the theory of elliptic differential equations can be interpreted as a generalized Q-function. For couplings of uniformly elliptic second order differential expression on bounded and unbounded domains explicit Krein type formulas for the difference of the resolvents and trace formulas in an H²-framework are obtained.     

On Uniqueness of Boundary Blow-Up Solutions of a Class of Nonlinear Elliptic Equations

We study boundary blow-up solutions of semilinear elliptic equations Lu = u ₊ ^p with p > 1, or Lu = e ^au with a > 0, where L is a second order elliptic operator with measurable coefficients. Several uniqueness theorems and an existence theorem are obtained.     

The scrambling index of symmetric primitive matrices

A nonnegative square matrix A is primitive if some power A^k>0 (that is, A^k is entrywise positive). The least such k is called the exponent of A. In [2], Akelbek and Kirkland defined the scrambling index of a primitive matrix A, which is the smallest positive integer k such that any two rows of A^k have at least one positive element in a coincident position. In this paper, we give a relation between the scrambling index and the exponent for symmetric primitive matrices, and determine the scrambling index set for the class of symmetric primitive matrices. We also characterize completely the symmetric primitive matrices in this class such that the scrambling index is equal to the maximum value.