Discrete Eigenvalues of a $2 \times 2$ Operator Matrix
We consider a $2\times2$ block operator matrix ${\mathcal A}_μ$ $($$μ>0$ is a coupling constant$)$ acting in the direct sum of one- and two-particle subspaces of a bosonic Fock space. The location of the essential spectrum of ${\mathcal A}_μ$ is described and its bounds are estimated. It is shown that there exist the critical values $μ_l^0(γ)$ with $γ>0$ and $μ_r^0(γ)$ with $γ<12$ of the coupling constant $μ>0$ such that for all $γ>0$ $(γ<12)$ the operator ${\mathcal A}_μ$ with $μ=μ_l^0(γ)$ $(μ=μ_r^0(γ)$ has infinitely many eigenvalues on the l.h.s. $($r.h.s.$)$ of the its essential spectrum. We prove that for all $μ\not\in \{μ_l^0(γ),μ_r^0(γ)\}$ the operator ${\mathcal A}_μ$ has finitely many discrete eigenvalues on the l.h.s. and r.h.s. of its essential spectrum.