Hydrogen atom in space with a compactified extra dimension and potential defined by Gauss' law

We investigate the consequences of one extra spatial dimension for the stability and energy spectrum of the non-relativistic hydrogen atom with a potential defined by Gauss' law, i.e. proportional to $1/|x|^2$. The additional spatial dimension is considered to be either infinite or curled-up in a circle of radius $R$. In both cases, the energy spectrum is bounded from below for charges smaller than the same critical value and unbounded from below otherwise. As a consequence of compactification, negative energy eigenstates appear: if $R$ is smaller than a quarter of the Bohr radius, the corresponding Hamiltonian possesses an infinite number of bound states with minimal energy extending at least to the ground state of the hydrogen atom.Comment: 10 page

Spectral analysis of non-self-adjoint Jacobi operator associated with Jacobian elliptic functions

We perform the spectral analysis of a family of Jacobi operators $J(\alpha)$ depending on a complex parameter $\alpha$. If $|\alpha|\neq1$ the spectrum of $J(\alpha)$ is discrete and formulas for eigenvalues and eigenvectors are established in terms of elliptic integrals and Jacobian elliptic functions. If $|\alpha|=1$, $\alpha \neq \pm 1$, the essential spectrum of $J(\alpha)$ covers the entire complex plane. In addition, a formula for the Weyl $m$-function as well as the asymptotic expansions of solutions of the difference equation corresponding to $J(\alpha)$ are obtained. Finally, the completeness of eigenvectors and Rodriguez-like formulas for orthogonal polynomials, studied previously by Carlitz, are proved.Comment: published version, 2 figures added; 21 pages, 3 figure

Root system of singular perturbations of the harmonic oscillator type operators

We analyze perturbations of the harmonic oscillator type operators in a Hilbert space H, i.e. of the self-adjoint operator with simple positive eigenvalues $\mu_k$ satisfying $\mu_{k+1}-\mu_k \geq \Delta >0$. Perturbations are considered in the sense of quadratic forms. Under a local subordination assumption, the eigenvalues of the perturbed operator become eventually simple and the root system forms a Riesz basis.Comment: 16 pages; extended Section 5; published versio

Spectra of definite type in waveguide models

We develop an abstract method to identify spectral points of definite type in the spectrum of the operator $T_1\otimes I_2 + I_1\otimes T_2$. The method is applicable in particular for non-self-adjoint waveguide type operators with symmetries. Using the remarkable properties of the spectral points of definite type, we obtain new results on realness of weakly coupled bound states and of low lying essential spectrum in the $\mathcal{P}\mathcal{T}$-symmetric waveguide. Moreover, we show that the pseudospectrum has a normal tame behavior near the low lying essential spectrum and exclude the accumulation of non-real eigenvalues to this part of the essential spectrum. The advantage of our approach is particularly visible when the resolvent of the unperturbed operator cannot be explicitly expressed and most of the mentioned spectral conclusions are extremely hard to prove using direct methods.Comment: 15 pages, 4 figures, submitte

Eigenvalues of one-dimensional non-self-adjoint Dirac operators and applications

We analyze eigenvalues emerging from thresholds of the essential spectrum of one-dimensional Dirac operators perturbed by complex and non-symmetric potentials. In the general non-self-adjoint setting we establish the existence and asymptotics of weakly coupled eigenvalues and Lieb-Thirring inequalities. As physical applications we investigate the damped wave equation and armchair graphene nanoribbons.Comment: 16 page

Approximations of spectra of Schr\ odinger operators with complex potentials on Rd\mathbb{R}^d

We study spectral approximations of Schr\ odinger operators $T=-\Delta+Q$ with complex potentials on $\Omega=\mathbb{R}^d$, or exterior domains $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$, by domain truncation. Our weak assumptions cover wide classes of potentials $Q$ for which $T$ has discrete spectrum, of approximating domains $\Omega_n$, and of boundary conditions on $\partial \Omega_n$ such as mixed Dirichlet/Robin type. In particular, $\Re Q$ need not be bounded from below and $Q$ may be singular. We prove generalized norm resolvent convergence and spectral exactness, i.e. approximation of all eigenvalues of $T$ by those of the truncated operators $T_n$ without spectral pollution. Moreover, we estimate the eigenvalue convergence rate and prove convergence of pseudospectra. Our results are illustrated by numerical computations for several examples, such as complex harmonic and cubic oscillators for $d=1,2,3$. The talk is based on a joint work with S. B\ ogli and C. Tretter

Differential operators admitting various rates of spectral projection growth

We consider families of non-self-adjoint perturbations of self-adjoint harmonic and anharmonic oscillators. The norms of spectral projections of these operators are found to grow at intermediate rates from arbitrarily slowly to exponentially rapidly.Comment: 35 pages, significant revisions, accepted version (published version may differ