The spectral problem (A + V(z))ψ=zψis considered with A, a self-adjoint operator. The perturbation V(z) is assumed to depend on the spectral parameter z as resolvent of another self-adjoint operator A': V(z)=-B(A'-z)^{-1}B^{*}. It is supposed that the operator B has a finite Hilbert-Schmidt norm and spectra of the operators A and A' are separated. Conditions are formulated when the perturbation V(z) may be replaced with a ``potential'' W independent of z and such that the operator H=A+W has the same spectrum and the same eigenfunctions (more precisely, a part of spectrum and a respective part of eigenfunctions system) as the initial spectral problem. The operator H is constructed as a solution of the non-linear operator equation H=A+V(H) with a specially chosen operator-valued function V(H). In the case if the initial spectral problem corresponds to a two-channel variant of the Friedrichs model, a basis property of the eigenfunction system of the operator H is proved. A scattering theory is developed for H in the case where the operator A has continuous spectrum.
Given a self-adjoint operator $H_0$ and a relatively compact self-adjoint perturbation $V$, we study in some detail the spectral properties of the product $(H_0-z)^{-1}V$. For some numbers $r_z,$ the eigenvalues of $(H_0 + s V - z)^{-1}V$ are $(s - r_z)^{-1}$, where $s$ is any complex number. We study the root spaces of the eigenvalues $(s - r_z)^{-1}$ and complex-analytic properties of the functions $r_z$ such as branching points. In particular, for a generic case, we give a variety of necessary and sufficient conditions for branching. The functions $r_z,$ called coupling resonances, are impo…
We establish spectral convergence results of approximations of unbounded non-selfadjoint linear operators with compact resolvents by operators that converge in generalized strong resolvent sense. The aim is to establish general assumptions that ensure spectral exactness, i.e. that every true eigenvalue is approximated and no spurious eigenvalues occur. A main ingredient is the discrete compactness of the sequence of resolvents of the approximating operators. We establish sufficient conditions and perturbation results for strong convergence and for discrete compactness of the resolvents.
Given a pair of self-adjoint operators $H$ and $V$ such that $V$ is bounded and $(H+V-i)^{-1}-(H-i)^{-1}$ belongs to the Schatten-von Neumann ideal $\mathcal{S}^n$, $n\ge 2$, of operators on a separable Hilbert space, we establish higher order trace formulas for a broad set of functions $f$ containing several major classes of test functions and also establish existence of the respective locally integrable real-valued spectral shift functions determined uniquely up to a low degree polynomial summand. Our result generalizes the result of \cite{PSS13} for Schatten-von Neumman perturbations $V$ an…
In this paper we develop certain aspects of perturbation theory for self-adjoint operators subject to small variations of their domains. We use the abstract theory of boundary triplets to quantify such perturbations and give the second order asymptotic analysis for resolvents, spectral projections, discrete eigenvalues of the corresponding self-adjoint operators. In particular, we derive explicit formulas for the first variation and the Hessian of the eigenvalue curves bifurcating from a discrete eigenvalue of an unperturbed operator. An application is given to a matrix valued Robin Laplacian …
We study the $L^p-L^q$-type uniform resolvent estimates for 2D-Schrödinger operators in scaling-critical magnetic fields, involving the Aharonov-Bohm model as a main example. As an application, we prove localization estimates for the eigenvalue of some non self-adjoint zero-order perturbations of the magnetic Hamiltonian.
In this paper, we consider an unbounded selfadjoint operator $A$ and its selfadjoint perturbations in the same Hilbert space $\mathcal{H}$. As S.Albeverio and P. Kurosov (2000), we call a selfadjoint operator $A_{1}$ the singular perturbation of $A$ if $A_{1}$ and {A} have different domains $\mathcal{D}(A),\mathcal{D}(A_{1})$ but $A=A_{1}$ on $\mathcal{D}(A)\cap\mathcal{D}(A_{1})$. Assuming that $A$ has absolutely continuous spectrum and the difference of resolvents $R_{z}(A_{1}) -R_{z}(A)$ of $A_{1}$ and $A$ for non-real $z$ is a trace class operator we find the explicit expression for the sc…
We prove uniform $L^p$ resolvent estimates for the stationary damped wave operator. The uniform $L^p$ resolvent estimates for the Laplace operator on a compact smooth Riemannian manifold without boundary were first established by Dos Santos Ferreira-Kenig-Salo and advanced further by Bourgain-Shao-Sogge-Yao. Here we provide an alternative proof relying on the techniques of semiclassical Strichartz estimates. This approach allows us also to handle non-self-adjoint perturbations of the Laplacian and embeds very naturally in the semiclassical spectral analysis framework.
We prove $L^p$ and smoothing estimates for the resolvent of magnetic Schrödinger operators. We allow electromagnetic potentials that are small perturbations of a smooth, but possibly unbounded background potential. As an application, we prove an estimate on the location of eigenvalues of magnetic Schrödinger and Pauli operators with complex electromagnetic potentials.
We consider a general second order matrix operator in a multi-dimensional domain subject to a classical boundary condition. This operator is perturbed by a first order differential operator, the coefficients of which depend arbitrarily on a small multi-dimensional parameter. We study the existence of a limiting (homogenized) operator in the sense of the norm resolvent convergence for such perturbed operator. The first part of our main results states that the norm resolvent convergence is equivalent to the convergence of the coefficients in the perturbing operator in certain space of multiplier…
In this paper we explore some characteristics of the quasi-Fredholm resolvent set $ρ_{qf}(T)$ of an operator $T$ defined on an infinite dimensional Banach space $X$. Moreover, in the case of Hilbert space $H$, we study the stability of the SVEP and describe the operators for which the SVEP is preserved under compact perturbations using quasi-Fredholm spectrum and $ρ_{qf}(T)$.
We study linear perturbations of Donoghue classes of scalar Herglotz-Nevanlinna functions by a real parameter $Q$ and their representations as impedance of conservative L-systems. Perturbation classes $\mathfrak M^Q$, $\mathfrak M^Q_κ$, $\mathfrak M^{-1,Q}_κ$ are introduced and for each class the realization theorem is stated and proved. We use a new approach that leads to explicit new formulas describing the von Neumann parameter of the main operator of a realizing L-system and the unimodular one corresponding to a self-adjoint extension of the symmetric part of the main operator. The dynamic…
In this article, we study a class of non-selfadjoint Schr{ö}dinger operators H which are perturbation of some model operator H 0 satisfying a weighted coercive assumption. For the model operator H 0 , we prove that the derivatives of the resolvent satisfy some Gevrey estimates at threshold zero. As application, we establish large time expansions of semigroups e --tH and e --itH for t > 0 with subexponential time-decay estimates on the remainder, including possible presence of zero eigenvalue and real resonances.
We study resonances generated by rank one perturbations of selfadjoint operators with eigenvalues embedded in the continuous spectrum. Instability of these eigenvalues is analyzed and almost exponential decay for the associated resonant states is exhibited. We show how these results can be applied to Sturm-Liouville operators. Main tools are the Aronszajn-Donoghue theory for rank one perturbations, a reduction process of the resolvent based on Feshbach-Livsic formula, the Fermi golden rule and a careful analysis of the Fourier transform of quasi-Lorentzian functions. We relate these results to…
We investigate the effect of non-symmetric relatively bounded perturbations on the spectrum of self-adjoint operators. In particular, we establish stability theorems for one or infinitely many spectral gaps along with corresponding resolvent estimates. These results extend, and improve, classical perturbation results by Kato and by Gohberg/Krein. Further, we study essential spectral gaps and perturbations exhibiting additional structure with respect to the unperturbed operator; in the latter case, we can even allow for perturbations with relative bound $\ge 1$. The generality of our results is…
The paper is concerned with completeness property of rank one perturbations of unperturbed operators generated by special boundary value problems (BVP) for the following $2 \times 2$ system \begin{equation} L y = -i B^{-1} y' + Q(x) y = λy , \quad B = \begin{pmatrix} b_1 & 0 \\ 0 & b_2 \end{pmatrix}, \quad y = \begin{pmatrix} y_1 \\ y_2 \end{pmatrix}, \end{equation} on a finite interval assuming that a potential matrix $Q$ is summable, and $b_1 b_2^{-1} \notin \mathbb{R}$ (essentially non-Dirac type case). We assume that unperturbed operator generated by a BVP belongs to one of the following t…
We present a new type of approximation of a second-order elliptic operator in a planar domain with a point interaction. It is of a geometric nature, the approximating family consists of operators with the same symbol and regular coefficients on the domain with a small hole. At the boundary of it Robin condition is imposed with the coefficient which depends on the linear size of a hole. We show that as the hole shrinks to a point and the parameter in the boundary condition is scaled in a suitable way, nonlinear and singular, the indicated family converges in the norm-resolvent sense to the oper…
We construct a norm resolvent approximation to the family of point interactions $f(+0)=αf(-0)+βf'(-0)$, $f'(+0)=α^{-1}f'(-0)$ by Schrödinger operators with localized rank-two perturbations coupled with short range potentials. In particular, a new approximation to the $δ'$-interactions is obtained.
We introduce compactness classes of Hilbert space operators by grouping together all operators for which the associated singular values decay at a certain speed and establish upper bounds for the norm of the resolvent of operators belonging to a particular compactness class. As a consequence we obtain explicitly computable upper bounds for the Hausdorff distance of the spectra of two operators belonging to the same compactness class in terms of the distance of the two operators in operator norm.
Since the publication of the important work of Rauch and Taylor (Potential and scattering theory on wildly perturbed domains, JFA, 1975) a lot has been done to analyse wild perturbations of the Laplace operator. Here we present results concerning the norm convergence of the resolvent. We consider a (not necessarily compact) manifold with many small balls removed, the number of balls can increase as the radius is shrinking, the number of balls can also be infinite. If the distance of the balls shrinks less fast than the radius, then we show that the Neumann Laplacian converges to the unperturbe…
We study energy propagation along line-defects (edges) in 2D continuous, energy preserving periodic media. The unperturbed medium (bulk) is modeled by a honeycomb Schroedinger operator, which is periodic with respect to the triangular lattice, invariant under parity, P, and complex-conjugation, C. A honeycomb operator has Dirac points: two dispersion surfaces touch conically at an energy level, $E_D$ [25,27]. Periodic perturbations which break P or C open a gap in the essential spectrum about energy $E_D$. Such operators model an insulator near energy $E_D$. Our edge operator is a small pertur…
Norm resolvent approximation for a wide class of point interactions in one dimension is constructed. To analyse the limit behaviour of Schrödinger operators with localized singular rank-two perturbations coupled with δ-like potentials as the support of perturbation shrinks to a point, we show that the set of limit operators is quite rich. Depending on parameters of the perturbation, the limit operators are described by both the connected and separated boundary conditions. In particular an approximation for a four-parametric subfamily of all the connected point interactions is built. We give ex…
