A quantum model of a real scalar field

A quantum model of a real scalar field with local operator gauge symmetry is discussed. In the localized theory, in order to keep the local operator gauge symmetry, an operator gauge potential BB _μ, is needed. By combining the constraint of operator gauge potentialB _μ, and the microscopic causality theorem, the usual canonical quantization condition of a real scalar field is obtained. Therefore, a quantum model of a real scalar field without the usual procedure of quantizing a related classical model can be directly constructed. Project supported in part by T.D. Lee’s NNSF Grant, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Foundation of Ph. D. Directing Programme of Chinese Universities and the Chinese Academy of Sciences.     

On the Spectral Flow of Families of Dirac Operators with Constant Symbol

We consider families of generalized Dirac operators D_t with constant principal symbol and constant essential spectrum such that the endpoints are gauge equivalent, i.e., D₁ = W*D₀W. The spectral flow un any gap in the essential spectrum we express as the Fredholm index of 1 + (W - 1)P where P is the spectral projection on the interval d, ∞) with respect to D₀ and d is in the gap. We reduce the computation of this index to the Atiyah-Singer index theorem for elliptic pseudodifferential operators. We find an invariant of the Riemannian geometry for odd dimensional spin manifolds estimating the length of gaps in the spectrum of the Dirac operator.     

A quantum model with one fermionic degree of freedom

A quantum model with one fermionic degree of freedom is discussed in detail. The operator action of the model has local operator gauge symmetry. A group of constrains on operator gauge potentialB ₀ and gauge transformation operatorU from some physical requirement are obtained. The Euler-Lagrange equation of motion of fermionic operator φ is just the usual equation of motion of fermion type. And the Euler-Lagrange equation of motion of operator gauge potentialB ₀ is just a constraint, which is just. the canonical quantization condition of fermion.     

A Unified Approach to Shifts Induced by Right Invertible Operators

In this paper, shifts for a right invertible operator D induced by an analytic function acting in a linear complete metric space are considered. The case when these shifts coincide with the operator - valued function on a set which contains the set of all D-polynomials and the set of all exponentials is studied. It is shown that in this case these shifts are R-shifts and D-shifts (cf. [1], [10]).     

Nonnegative perturbations of selfadjoint operators

Let 4 be a selfadjoint operator on a Hilbert space H. The results in this paper provide necessary and sufficient conditions on A in order that there exist a nontrivial nonnegative operator D and a unitary operator U with UA = (A − D)U. In one case considered, it is required that the least subspace reducing A, U and containing the range of D is the full Hilbert space. In this case the operators U, D exist if and only if the operator A is not a scalar multiple of the identity and the maximum and minimum of the spectrum of A are not eigenvalues of finite multip icity. This result is used to complete a characterization of the absolute value of a completely nonnormal hyponormal operator.     

Operator theory in the Hardy space over the bidisk (II)

This paper is a continuation of a project of developing a systematic operator theory inH ²(D ²). A large part of it is devoted to a study ofevaluation operator which is a very useful tool in the theory. A number of elementary properties of the evaluation operator are exhibited, and these properties are used to derive results in other topics such as interpretation of characteristic opertor function inH ²(D ²), spectral equivalence, compactness, compressions of shift operators, etc., Even though some results reflect the two variable nature ofH ²(D ²), the goal of this paper is to manifest a close tie between the operator theory inH ²(D ²) and classical single operator theory. The unilateral shift of a finite multiplicity and the Bergman shift will be used as examples to illustrate some of the results.Research in this paper is partially supported by a grant from the national science foundation DMS 9970932.     

Nonlinear volterra integrodifferential equations in a Banach space

We study the Cauchy problem associated with the Volterra integrodifferential equation u\left( t \right) \in Au\left( t \right) + \int {_0^1 B\left( {t - s} \right)u\left( s \right)ds + f\left( t \right),} u\left( 0 \right) = u_0 \in D\left( A \right), whereA is anm-dissipative non-linear operator (or more generally, anm-D(ω) operator), defined onD(A) ⊂X, whereX is a real reflexive Banach space. We show that ifB is of the formB=FA+K, whereF, K :X →D(D _s), whereD _s is the differentiation operator, withF bounded linear andK andD _sK Lipschitz continuous, then the Cauchy problem is well-posed. In addition we obtain an approximation result for the Cauchy problem.     

Logarithmic Terms in Trace Expansions of Atiyah–Patodi–Singer Problems

For Dirac-type operator D on a manifold X with a spectral boundarycondition (defined by a pseudodifferential projection), the associated heatoperator trace has an expansion in integer and half-integer powers and log-powersof t; the interest in the expansion coefficients goes back to the work of Atiyah,Patodi and Singer. In the product case considered by APS, it is known that allthe log-coefficients vanish when dim X is odd, whereas the log-coefficients atinteger powers vanish when dim X is even. We investigate here whether this partialvanishing of logarithms holds more generally. One type of result, shown forgeneral D with well-posed boundary conditions, is that a perturbation of Dby a tangential differential operator vanishing to order k on the boundaryleaves the first k log-power terms invariant (and the nonlocal power termsof the same degree are only locally perturbed). Another type of result is thatfor perturbations of the APS product case by tangential operators commuting withthe tangential part of D, all the logarithmic terms vanish when dim X is odd(whereas they can all be expected to be nonzero when dim X is even). The treatmentis based on earlier joint work with R. Seeley and a recent systematic parameter-dependentpseudodifferential boundary operator calculus, applied to the resolvent.     

Dirac Operator in Two Variables from the Viewpoint of Parabolic Geometry

In this paper, we show the existence of a sequence of invariant differential operators on a particular homogeneous model G/P of a Cartan geometry. The first operator in this sequence is locally the Dirac operator in 2 Clifford variables, D = (D ₁, D ₂), where D _i = ∑ _j e _j . ∂ _ij . It follows from the construction that this operator is invariant with respect to the action of the group G. There are 2 other G-invariant differential operators following it so that the sequence of operators is exact. We compute the local expression of these operators and show that it coincides with the operators described in [2, 5, 6] by the tools of Clifford analysis. However, it follows from our approach that the operators are invariant. The work presented here was supported by the grants GAUK 447/2004 and GA ČR 201/05/H005.     

Factorisations of the Helmholtz Operator, Radó’s Theorem, and Clifford Analysis

Radó’s theorem for holomorphic functions asserts that if a continuous function is holomorphic on the complement of its zero locus, then it is holomorphic everywhere. We prove in this paper an equivalent theorem for functions lying in the kernel of a first order differential operator D{\mathcal{D}} such that the Helmholtz operator ∇²+λ can be factorized as the composition [^(D)]D{\widehat{\mathcal{D}}\mathcal{D}} . We also analyse the factorisations [^(D)]D{\widehat{\mathcal{D}}\mathcal{D}} of the Laplace and Helmholtz operators associated to the Clifford analysis and the representations of holomorphic function of several complex variables.     

A parametrix construction for the fundamental solution of the evolution equation associated with a pseudo‐differential operator generating a Markov process

We use the method proposed by H. Kumano‐go in the classical case to construct a parametrix of the equation + q (x, D )u = 0 where q (x, D ) is a pseudo‐differential operator with symbol in the class introduced by W. Hoh. In case where –q (x, D ) extends to a generator of a Feller semigroup our construction yields an approximation for the transition densities of the corresponding Markov process. (© 2005 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Equivariant \eta-invariants on homogeneous spaces

Let D be a homogeneous Dirac operator on the quotient M = G/H of two compact connected Lie groups. We construct a deformation ofD and calculate its equivariant -invariant explicitly on the dense subset of G that acts freely onM. On , and differ only by a virtual character of . Moreover, if is a symmetric pair or if D is the untwisted Dirac operator, then on . We also sketch some applications of . Received August 7, 1998     

Marcinkiewicz–Zygmund Inequalities and Polynomial Approximation from Scattered Data on SO(3)

We consider scattered data approximation problems on SO(3). To this end, we construct a new operator for polynomial approximation on the rotation group. This operator reproduces Wigner-D functions up to a given degree and has uniformly bounded L ^p -operator norm for all 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞. The operator provides a polynomial approximation with the same approximation degree of the best polynomial approximation. Moreover, the operator together with a Markov type inequality for Wigner-D functions enables us to derive scattered data L ^p -Marcinkiewicz–Zygmund inequalities for these functions for all 1 ≤ p ≤ ∞. As a major application of such inequalities, we consider the stability of the weighted least squares approximation problem on SO(3).     

On a nonsolvable partial differential operator

This paper deals with the local nonsolvability in Schwartz distribution spaceD′ ofm-order partial differential operator whose principal symbol is them-th power of locally solvable and hypoelliptic Mizohata type operator.

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Rate of convergence to an asymptotic profile for the self-similar fragmentation and growth-fragmentation equations

We study the asymptotic behavior of linear evolution equations of the type t_∂g=Dg+Lg−λg, where L is the fragmentation operator, D is a differential operator, and λ is the largest eigenvalue of the operator Dg+Lg. In the case Dg=−x_∂g, this equation is a rescaling of the growth-fragmentation equation, a model for cellular growth; in the case Dg=−x_∂(xg), it is known that λ=1 and the equation is the self-similar fragmentation equation, closely related to the self-similar behavior of solutions of the fragmentation equation t_∂f=Lf.By means of entropy–entropy dissipation inequalities, we give general conditions for g to converge exponentially fast to the steady state G of the linear evolution equation, suitably normalized. In other words, the linear operator has a spectral gap in the natural L² space associated to the steady state. We extend this spectral gap to larger spaces using a recent technique based on a decomposition of the operator in a dissipative part and a regularizing part.     

Lagrangian model of a massless particle on spacelike curves

We consider a model of a massless particle in a D-dimensional space with the Lagrangian proportional to the Nth extrinsic curvature of the world line. We present the Hamiltonian formulation of the system and show that its trajectories are spacelike curves satisfying the conditions k _N+a =k _N-a and k _2N =0, a=1,,N-1, where N[(D-2)/2]. The first N curvatures take arbitrary values, which is a manifestation of N+1 gauge degrees of freedom; the corresponding gauge symmetry forms an algebra of the W type. This model describes D-dimensional massless particles, whose helicity matrix has N coinciding nonzero weights, while the remaining [(D-2)/2]-N weights are zero. We show that the model can be extended to spaces with nonzero constant curvature. It is the only system with the Lagrangian dependent on the world-line extrinsic curvatures that yields irreducible representations of the Poincaré group.     

Boundary integral solution of the two-dimensional heat equation

Here we consider initial boundary value problems for the heat equation by using the heat potential representation for the solution. Depending on the choice of the representation we are led to a solution of the various boundary integral equations. We discuss the solvability of these equations in anisotropic Sobolev spaces. It turns out that the double-layer heat potential D and its spatial adjoint D′ have smoothing properties similar to the single-layer heat operator. This yields compactness of the operators D and D′. In addition, for any constant c ≠ 0, cI + D′ and cI + D′ are isomorphisms. Based on the coercivity of the single-layer heat operator and the above compactness we establish the coerciveness of the hypersingular heat operator. Moreover, we show an equivalence between the weak solution and the various boundary integral solutions. As a further application we describe a coupling procedure for an exterior initial boundary value problem for the non-homogeneous heat equation.     

An unsolvable hypoelliptic differential operator

It is proved that the differential operatorD ₁ +ix ₁ D ₂ ² is hypoelliptic everywhere, but is not locally solvable in any open set which intersects the linex ₁=0. Thus, this operator is not contained in the usual classes of hypoelliptic differential operators. The proofs involve certain properties of the characteristic Cauchy problem for the backward heat operator.     

An Extended Faber Operator

   Abstract. One of the basic tools in the theory of polynomial approximation in the uniform norm on compact plane sets is the Faber operator. Usually, the Faber operator is viewed as an operator acting on functions in the disk algebra, that is, functions which are holomorphic in the open unit disk D and continuous on D. We consider an extended Faber operator acting on arbitrary functions continuous on ; D.