Trace theorems for pseudo-differential operators

An integral operator with smooth kernel can always be restricted to a hypersurfaceS. Acutally, it is again an integral operator and its kernel is the restriction (in both variables) of the original one toS. Here we study restrictions of pseudo-differential operators of arbitrary order. We find sufficient and (to some extent) necessary conditions on the symbol ensuring existence of the restriction. These conditions require the vanishing of some geometrical invariants defined on the conormal bundle of the hypersurface. In particular, for a pseudo-differential operator of orderm, the principal symbol should vanish of order [m]+2 and the subprincipal symbol of order [m]+1. These classical invariants are sufficient to treat the problem for the casem<1, but in the general case we need to introduce new higher order invariants related to the operator and the hypersurface.     

A Fredholm Determinant Formula for Section Determinants of Bounded Operators

We show that the section determinant of e^A can be expressed, under certain conditions, by the Fredholm determinant of an integral operator. The kernel function of this integral operator is computed explicitly in terms of the operator A. As a simple consequence we derive a Weierstrass type product expansion for the section determinant.     

Nuclearity of a nonnegative definite integral kernel on a separable metric space

The aim of this paper is to characterize the nuclearity of an integral operator, defined by a continuous non-negative definite square integrable kernel on a separable metric space, in terms of the integrability of the trace of the kernel function. Nuclearity here plays a role forU-statistics.     

The Bergman kernel and the green function

Definition of the Bergman space for an arbitrary operator is given. Sufficient conditions for the existence of the Bergman kernel for this space are obtained. For an elliptic operator, the Bergman kernel is represented via the Green function. Bibliography: 12 titles. Dedicated to N. N. Uraltseva on her jubilee Translated fromZapiski Nauchnykh Seminarov POMI, Vol. 221, 1995, pp. 145–166. Translated by S. Yu. Pilyugin.     

A new approach to the convolution operator on a finite interval

The convolution operator on a finite interval defined on a space ofL ₂ functions is studied by relating it to a singular integral operator acting on a space of functions defined on a system of two parallel straight lines in the complex plane . The approach followed in the paper applies both to the case where the Fourier transform of the kernel functions is anL function and to the case where the kernel function is periodic, thus yielding a unified treatment of these two classes of kernel functions. In the non-periodic case it is possible, for a special class of kernel functions, to study the invertibility property of the operator giving an explicit formula for the inverse. An example is presented and generalizations are suggested.     

Stabilization through viscoelastic boundary damping: a semigroup approach

The undamped linear wave equation on a bounded domain in ℝ ⁿ with C ² boundary is considered. The interaction of the interior waves and the viscoelastic boundary material is modeled by convolution boundary conditions. It is assumed that the convolution kernel is integrable and completely monotonic. The main result is that the derivatives of all solutions tend to zero. The proof is given by an application of the Arendt-Batty-Lyubic-Vu Theorem. To this end, the model is reformulated as an abstract first order Cauchy problem in an appropriate Hilbert space, including the memory of the boundary as a state component. It is shown that the differential operator of the Cauchy problem is the generator of a contraction semigroup on the state space by establishing the range condition for the Lumer-Phillips Theorem using a generalized Lax-Milgram argument and Fredholm’s alternative. Furthermore, it is shown that neither the generator nor its adjoint have purely imaginary eigenvalues.     

Two-particle wave function as an integral operator and the random field approach to quantum correlations

We propose a new interpretation of the wave function Ψ (x, y) of a two-particle quantum system, interpreting it not as an element of the functional space L ₂ of square-integrable functions, i.e., as a vector, but as the kernel of an integral (Hilbert-Schmidt) operator. The first part of the paper is devoted to expressing quantum averages including the correlations in two-particle systems using the wave-function operator. This is a new mathematical representation in the framework of conventional quantum mechanics. But the new interpretation of the wave function not only generates a new mathematical formalism for quantum mechanics but also allows going beyond quantum mechanics, i.e., representing quantum correlations (including those in entangled systems) as correlations of (Gaussian) random fields.     

Ambrosetti-Prodi type multiplicity result for a wave equation with sublinear nonlinearity

We shall prove a weakened Ambrosetti-Prodi type multiplicity result for a wave equation with sublinear nonlinearity and without damping. Due to infinite-dimensional kernel of the wave operator, the Leray-Schauder and coincidence degrees are not available. We use an extension of the Leray-Schauder degree to obtain multiple solutions.     

The singularities of the wave trace of the basic Laplacian of a Riemannian foliation

We apply techniques of microlocal analysis to the study of the transverse geometry of Riemannian foliations in order to analyze spectral invariants of the basic Laplacian acting on functions on a Riemannian foliation with a bundle-like metric. In particular, we consider the trace of the basic wave operator when the mean curvature form is basic. We extend the concept of basic functions to distributions and demonstrate the existence of the basic wave kernel. The singularities of the trace of this basic wave kernel occur at the lengths of certain geodesic arcs which are orthogonal to the closures of the leaves of the foliation. In cases when the foliation has regular closure, a complete representation of the trace of the basic wave kernel can be computed for t≠0. Otherwise, a partial trace formula over a certain set of lengths of well-behaved geodesic arcs is obtained.     

Matrix methods for wave equations

In analogy to a characterisation of operator matrices generating C₀-semigroups due to R. Nagel ([13]), we give conditions on its entries in order that a 2×2 operator matrix generates a cosine operator function. We apply this to systems of wave equations, to second order initial-boundary value problems, and to overdamped wave equations.     

Expansion of a Self-Adjoint Absolutely Continuous Singular Integral Operator in Generalized Eigenvectors and Its Diagonalization

We describe the relationship between the expansion of a self-adjoint operator in generalized eigenvectors and the direct integral of Hilbert spaces. We perform the explicit diagonalization of a self-adjoint absolutely continuous singular integral operator Y using an Hermitian nonnegative kernel consisting of boundary values of the determining function of the operator T = X + iY with respect to the resolvent of the imaginary part of Y.     

A finite element method for a noncoercive elliptic problem with Neumann boundary conditions

We consider a noncoercive convection-diffusion problem with Neumann boundary conditions appearing in modeling of magnetic fluid seals. The associated operator has a non-trivial one-dimensional kernel spanned by a positive function. A discretization is proposed preserving these properties. Optimal error estimates in the H¹-norm are based on a discrete stability result. Numerical results confirm the theoretical predictions. (© 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Inverse spectral problem for the operators with non‐local potential

The main object under consideration in the paper is the second derivative operator on a finite interval with zero boundary conditions perturbed by a self‐adjoint integral operator with the degenerate kernel (non‐local potential). The inverse problem, i.e., the reconstruction of the perturbation from the spectral data, is solved by means of the step‐by‐step procedure based on the n‐interlacing property of the spectrum.     

Operator kernel estimates for functions of generalized Schrödinger operators

We study the decay at large distances of operator kernels of functions of generalized Schrödinger operators, a class of semibounded second order partial differential operators of mathematical physics, which includes the Schrödinger operator, the magnetic Schrödinger operator, and the classical wave operators (i.e., acoustic operator, Maxwell operator, and other second order partial differential operators associated with classical wave equations). We derive an improved Combes-Thomas estimate, obtaining an explicit lower bound on the rate of exponential decay of the operator kernel of the resolvent. We prove that for slowly decreasing smooth functions the operator kernels decay faster than any polynomial.

     

Haar-like expansions and boundedness of a Riesz operator on a solvable Lie group

Consider the group of affine transformations of the line. Denote by X and Y the right-invariant vector fields corresponding to the s and t directions, respectively, and let We prove that the first-order Riesz operator is of weak type (1, 1) with respect to left Haar measure. This operator is therefore also bounded on . Our results provide answers, in a particular instance, to the open question of the boundedness of Riesz operators on Lie groups of exponential growth. The main parts of the proof concern the behaviour of the kernel of the operator at infinity, and exploit cancellation. A key technique is to use expansion with respect to scales of Haar-like functions. Received March 16, 1998; in final form June 22, 1998     

The Spectrum of the Independent Metropolis–Hastings Algorithm

In this paper we perform a spectral analysis for the kernel operator associated with the transition kernel for the Metropolis–Hastings algorithm that uses a fixed, location independent proposal distribution. Our main result is to establish the spectrum of the kernel operator T in the continuous case, thereby generalizing the results obtained by Liu in (Statist. Comput. 6, 113–119 1996) for the finite case.     

Reproducing kernels of Sobolev spaces via a green kernel approach with differential operators and boundary operators

We introduce a vector differential operator P and a vector boundary operator B to derive a reproducing kernel along with its associated Hilbert space which is shown to be embedded in a classical Sobolev space. This reproducing kernel is a Green kernel of differential operator L:?=?P ^???T P with homogeneous or nonhomogeneous boundary conditions given by B, where we ensure that the distributional adjoint operator P ^??? of P is well-defined in the distributional sense. We represent the inner product of the reproducing-kernel Hilbert space in terms of the operators P and B. In addition, we find relationships for the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues of the reproducing kernel and the operators with homogeneous or nonhomogeneous boundary conditions. These eigenfunctions and eigenvalues are used to compute a series expansion of the reproducing kernel and an orthonormal basis of the reproducing-kernel Hilbert space. Our theoretical results provide perhaps a more intuitive way of understanding what kind of functions are well approximated by the reproducing kernel-based interpolant to a given multivariate data sample.     

Special bases for solutions of a generalized Maxwell system in 3‐dimensional space

The aim of this paper is to study complete polynomial systems in the kernel space of conformally invariant differential operators in higher spin theory. We investigate the kernel space of a generalized Maxwell operator in 3‐dimensional space. With the already known decomposition of its homogeneous kernel space into 2 subspaces, we investigate first projections from the homogeneous kernel space to each subspace. Then, we provide complete polynomial systems depending on the given inner product for each subspace in the decomposition. More specifically, the complete polynomial system for the homogenous kernel space is an orthogonal system wrt a given Fischer inner product. In the case of the standard inner product in L² on the unit ball, the provided complete polynomial system for the homogeneous kernel space is a partially orthogonal system. Further, if the degree of homogeneity for the respective subspaces in the decomposed kernel spaces approaches infinity, then the angle between the 2 subspaces approaches π/2.     

A degenerate kernel method for eigenvalue problems of compact integral operators

We consider the approximation of eigenfunctions of a compact integral operator with a smooth kernel by a degenerate kernel method. By interpolating the kernel of the integral operator in both the variables, we prove that the error bounds for eigenvalues and for the distance between the spectral subspaces are of the orders h ^2r and h ^r respectively. By iterating the eigenfunctions we show that the error bounds for eigenfunctions are of the orders h ^2r . We give the numerical results.      

Reconstruction of a convolution operator from the right-hand side on the real half-axis

We study a Volterra convolution integral equation of the first kind on a semi-infinite interval. Under some rather natural constraints on the kernel and the right-hand side of the Volterra integral equation (the kernel has bounded support, while the support of the right-hand side may be unbounded), it is possible to reconstruct the integral operator of the equation (i.e., the solution and the kernel of the integral operator) from the right-hand side of the equation. The uniqueness theorem is proved, the necessary and sufficient conditions for solvability are found, and the explicit formulas for the solution and the kernel are obtained.