Spectral properties of the complex airy operator on the half-line

We prove a theorem on the completeness of the system of root functions of the Schrödinger operator L = ?d ²/dx ² + p(x) on the half-line R₊ with a potential p for which L appears to be maximal sectorial. An application of this theorem to the complex Airy operator L _c = ?d ²/dx ² + cx, c = const, implies the completeness of the system of eigenfunctions of L _c for the case in which |arg c| < 2π/3.We use subtler methods to prove a theorem stating that the system of eigenfunctions of this special operator remains complete under the condition that |arg c| < 5π/6.     

Uniform stability of the inverse Sturm-Liouville problem with respect to the spectral function in the scale of Sobolev spaces

We consider the inverse problem of recovering the potential for the Sturm-Liouville operator Ly = ?y″ + q(x)y on the interval [0, π] from the spectrum of the Dirichlet problem and norming constants (from the spectral function). For a fixed θ ≥ 0, with this problem we associate a map F: W ₂ ^θ → l _D ^θ , F(σ) = {s _k } ₁ ^∞ , where W ₂ ^θ = W ₂ ^θ [0, π] is the Sobolev space, σ = ∫ q is a primitive of the potential q ∈ W ₂ ^{θ ? 1} , and l _D ^θ is a specially constructed finite-dimensional extension of the weighted space l ₂ ^θ ; this extension contains the regularized spectral data s = {s _k } ₁ ^∞ for the problem of recovering the potential from the spectral function. The main result consists in proving both lower and upper uniform estimates for the norm of the difference ‖σ ? σ ₁‖ _θ in terms of the l _D ^θ norm of the difference of the regularized spectral data ‖s ? s₁‖ _θ . The result is new even for the classical case q ∈ L ₂, which corresponds to the case θ = 1.     

Schrödinger operators with singular potentials from the space of multiplicators

We study Schrödinger operatorsT+Q, whereT=?Δ is the Laplace operator andQ is the multiplication operator by a generalized function (distribution). We also consider generalizations for the case of the polyharmonic operatorT = (-δ) ⁿ      

Generation of narrow-band correlated photon pairs by spontaneous down conversion in a cavity

The problem of generating a narrow-band biphoton field during spontaneous parametric down conversion of light in a quadratic nonlinear medium in a cavity is discussed. It is shown that, in the case of double resonance (for signal and idle fields), the form of the single-photon wave packet is biexponential and has a half-width determined by the photon life time in the cavity. An experiment is carried out on the generation of narrow-band biphotons in a crystal of lithium iodine with I-type matching in a frequency degenerate collinear regime. The second-order correlation function of the cavity-enhanced biphotons is measured using the electric nanosecond time delay line.     

On perturbation theory for points of discrete spectrum of dissipative operator functions

We consider the operator function L(α, θ) = A(α) ? θR of two complex arguments, where A(α) is an analytic operator function defined in some neighborhood of a real point α ₀ ∈ ? and ranging in the space of bounded operators in a Hilbert space ?. We assume that A(α) is a dissipative operator for real α in a small neighborhood of the point α ₀ and R is a bounded positive operator; moreover, the point α ₀ is a normal eigenvalue of the operator function L(α, θ ₀) for some θ ₀ ∈ ?, and the number θ ₀ is a normal eigenvalue of the operator function L(α ₀ θ). We obtain analogs and generalizations of well-known results for self-adjoint operator functions A(α) on the decomposition of α- and θ-eigenvalues in neighborhoods of the points α ₀ and θ ₀, respectively, and on the representation of the corresponding eigenfunctions by series.     

Strongly elliptic operators with singular coefficients

In this paper, we deal with operators of the form

Strongly definitizable linear pencils in Hilbert space

Selfadjoint linear pencils F–G are considered which have discrete spectrum and neither F nor G is definite. Several characterizations are given of a strongly definitizable property when F and G are bounded, and also when both operators are unbounded. The theory is applied to analysis of the stability of a linear second order initial-boundary value problem with boundary conditions dependent on the eigenvalue parameter.Research supported in part by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.     

The Formation of Single-Photon IR Wave Packets with an Orbital Angular Momentum Using Vortex Phase Plates

Optics and Spectroscopy - Specific features of the construction and recording of axially symmetric vortex fields using diffraction optical elements, which can be used for generating single-photon...     

Regular Spectral Problems of Hyperbolic Type for a System of First-Order Ordinary Differential Equations

Mathematical Notes -