On a conformal invariant of the dirac operator on noncompact manifolds

We extend a Yamabe-type invariant of the Dirac operator to noncompact manifolds and show that as in the compact case this invariant is bounded by the corresponding invariant of the standard sphere. Further, this invariant will lead to an obstruction of the conformal compactification of complete noncompact manifolds. Mathematics subject classifications (2000): Primary 53C27, Secondary 53C21     

On conformal invariants for elliptic systems with multiple critical exponents

In this article we study multiple solutions of the prescribed curvatures problem for a compact Riemannian manifold with smooth boundary and with indefinite signs of the energy function and nonlinearities. We generalize the conception of the critical Palais–Smale level and find new type of conformally invariant necessary and sufficient conditions for existence of multiple solutions of the problem. The second author was supported in part by grants INTAS 03-51-5007, RFBR 05-01-00370, 05-01-00515.     

The Chern-Connes character for the Dirac operator on manifolds with boundary

A cyclic cocycle is constructed for the Dirac operator on a compact spin manifold with boundary with the -invariant cochain introduced as the boundary correction term. This cocycle is seen to satisfy certain growth condition weaker than being entire and its pairing with the Chern characters of idempotents as well as the relevant index formulae are studied. The -cochain is a generalization of the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer -invariant and it carries information on the APS -invariants for Dirac operators twisted by bundles. It is also shown that one obtains the transgressed Chern character, defined by Connes and Moscovici, by applying the boundary operatorB in the cyclic bicomplex to the higher components of the -cochain.     

Elliptic boundary problems on manifolds with polycylindrical ends

We investigate general Shapiro-Lopatinsky elliptic boundary value problems on manifolds with polycylindrical ends. This is accomplished by compactifying such a manifold to a manifold with corners of in general higher codimension, and we then deal with boundary value problems for cusp differential operators. We introduce an adapted Boutet de Monvel's calculus of pseudodifferential boundary value problems, and construct parametrices for elliptic cusp operators within this calculus. Fredholm solvability and elliptic regularity up to the boundary and up to infinity for boundary value problems on manifolds with polycylindrical ends follows.     

Inverse nodal problem for Dirac operator with integral type nonlocal boundary conditions

In this paper, Dirac operator with some integral type nonlocal boundary conditions is studied. We show that the coefficients of the problem can be uniquely determined by a dense set of nodal points. Moreover, we give an algorithm for the reconstruction of some coefficients of the operator.     

Spectral triples and manifolds with boundary

We investigate manifolds with boundary in noncommutative geometry. Spectral triples associated to a symmetric differential operator and a local boundary condition are constructed. We show that there is no tadpole for classical Dirac operators with a chiral boundary condition on spin manifolds.     

Determination of Dirac operator with eigenvalue-dependent boundary and jump conditions

Dirac operator with eigenvalue-dependent boundary and jump conditions is studied. Uniqueness theorems of the inverse problems from either Weyl function or the spectral data (the sets of eigenvalues and norming constants except for one eigenvalue and corresponding norming constant; two sets of different eigenvalues except for two eigenvalues) are proved. Finally, we investigate two applications of these theorems and obtain analogues of a theorem of Hochstadt-Lieberman and a theorem of Mochizuki-Trooshin.     

A fully nonlinear version of the Yamabe problem on locally conformally flat manifolds with umbilic boundary

We prove existence and compactness of solutions to a fully nonlinear Yamabe problem on locally conformally flat Riemannian manifolds with umbilic boundary.     

The Dirac spectrum on manifolds with gradient conformal vector fields

We show that the Dirac operator on a spin manifold does not admit L² eigenspinors provided the metric has a certain asymptotic behaviour and is a warped product near infinity. These conditions on the metric are fulfilled in particular if the manifold is complete and carries a non-complete vector field which outside a compact set is gradient conformal and non-vanishing.     

Inverse problems for impulsive Dirac operators with spectral parameters contained in the boundary and multitransfer conditions

An inverse spectral problem is considered for Dirac operators with parameter‐dependent transfer conditions inside the interval, and parameter appears also in one boundary condition. The approach that was used in the investigation of uniqueness theorems of inverse problems for Weyl function or two eigenvalue sets is employed. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

An index theorem for Toeplitz operators on odd-dimensional manifolds with boundary

We establish an index theorem for Toeplitz operators on odd-dimensional spin manifolds with boundary. It may be thought of as an odd-dimensional analogue of the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer index theorem for Dirac operators on manifolds with boundary. In particular, there occurs naturally an invariant of η type associated to K¹ representatives on even-dimensional manifolds, which should be of independent interests. For example, it gives an intrinsic interpretation of the so called Wess-Zumino term in the WZW theory in physics.     

On a fractional boundary value problem with a perturbation term

In this paper, the authors study a nonlinear fractional boundary value problem of order $\al$ with $2<\al<3$. The associated Green''s function is derived as a series of functions. Criteria for the existence and uniqueness of positive solutions are then established based on it.     

On a Class of Non-local Operators in Conformal Geometry

In this expository article, the authors discuss the connection between the study of non-local operators on Euclidean space to the study of fractional GJMS operators in conformal geometry. The emphasis is on the study of a class of fourth order operators and their third order boundary operators. These third order operators are generalizations of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann operator.     

Oscillation of solutions of a boundary value problem for Dirac canonical system

A theorem is proved on oscillation of the components of the eigenvector-functions of a boundary value problem for the canonical one-dimensional Dirac system.     

On the completeness of the generalized eigenfunctions of elliptic operators on manifolds with conical singularities

We show the completeness of the system of generalized eigenfunctions of closed extensions of elliptic cone operators under suitable conditions on the symbols (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

On solvability of a boundary value problem for a nonhomogeneous biharmonic equation with a boundary operator of a fractional order

This paper is concerned with the solvability of a boundary value problem for a nonhomogeneous biharmonic equation. The boundary data is determined by a differential operator of fractional order in the Riemann-Liouville sense. The considered problem is a generalization of the known Dirichlet and Neumann problems.