85 research outputs found
Operator theoretic methods for the eigenvalue counting function in spectral gaps
Using the notion of spectral flow, we suggest a simple approach to various
asymptotic problems involving eigenvalues in the gaps of the essential spectrum
of self-adjoint operators. Our approach uses some elements of the spectral
shift function theory. Using this approach, we provide generalisations and
streamlined proofs of two results in this area already existing in the
literature. We also give a new proof of the generalised Birman-Schwinger
principle.Comment: Latex, 25 page
Scattering matrix and functions of self-adjoint operators
In the scattering theory framework, we consider a pair of operators ,
. For a continuous function vanishing at infinity, we set
and study the spectrum of the
difference for .
We prove that if is in the absolutely continuous spectrum of
and , then the spectrum of this difference converges to a set that can be
explicitly described in terms of (i) the eigenvalues of the scattering matrix
for the pair , and (ii) the singular values of the Hankel
operator with the symbol
The spectral shift function and the invariance principle
The new representation formula for the spectral shift function due to
F.Gesztesy and K.A.Makarov is considered. This formula is extended to the case
of relatively trace class perturbations.Comment: LaTeX 2e, 38 page
An integer-valued version of the Birman-Krein formula
We discuss an identity in abstract scattering theory which can be interpreted
as an integer-valued version of the Birman-Krein formula.Comment: 8 pages, Latex. To appear in the M.Sh.Birman memorial issue of
Functional Analysis and Its Application
The spectral density of a difference of spectral projections
Let and be a pair of self-adjoint operators satisfying some
standard assumptions of scattering theory. It is known from previous work that
if belongs to the absolutely continuous spectrum of and ,
then the difference of spectral projections
in
general is not compact and has non-trivial absolutely continuous spectrum. In
this paper we consider the compact approximations of
, given by
where and is a smooth
real-valued function which tends to as . We prove that
the eigenvalues of concentrate to the absolutely
continuous spectrum of as . We show that the
rate of concentration is proportional to and give an
explicit formula for the asymptotic density of these eigenvalues. It turns out
that this density is independent of . The proof relies on the analysis of
Hankel operators.Comment: Final version; to appear in Commun. Math. Physic
Non-Weyl Resonance Asymptotics for Quantum Graphs
We consider the resonances of a quantum graph that consists of a
compact part with one or more infinite leads attached to it. We discuss the
leading term of the asymptotics of the number of resonances of in
a disc of a large radius. We call a \emph{Weyl graph} if the
coefficient in front of this leading term coincides with the volume of the
compact part of . We give an explicit topological criterion for a
graph to be Weyl. In the final section we analyze a particular example in some
detail to explain how the transition from the Weyl to the non-Weyl case occurs.Comment: 29 pages, 2 figure
Inverse spectral theory for a class of non-compact Hankel operators
We characterize all bounded Hankel operators such that
has finite spectrum. We identify spectral data corresponding
to such operators and construct inverse spectral theory including the
characterization of these spectral data
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