Searcharxiv⌕ Search

arXiv subjects

Vladimir Georgescu

Publications and source records attributed to Vladimir Georgescu.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
arXiv2022

On the structure of the $C^*$-algebra generated by the field operators and spectral analysis of the operators affiliated to it

We show that the $C^*$-algebra generated by the field operators associated to a symplectic space $Ξ$ is graded by the semilattice of all finite dimensional subspaces of $Ξ$. If $Ξ$ is finite dimensional we give a simple intrinsic description of the components of the grading, we show that the self-adjoint operators affiliated to the algebra have a many channel structure similar to that of N-body Hamiltonians, in particular their essential spectrum is described by a kind of HVZ theorem, and we point out a large class of operators affiliated to the algebra.

math-ph↗
arXiv2021

On the domains of Bessel operators

We consider the Schrödinger operator on the halfline with the potential $(m^2-\frac14)\frac1{x^2}$, often called the Bessel operator. We assume that $m$ is complex. We study the domains of various closed homogeneous realizations of the Bessel operator. In particular, we prove that the domain of its minimal realization for $|\Re(m)|<1$ and of its unique closed realization for $\Re(m)>1$ coincide with the minimal second order Sobolev space. On the other hand, if $\Re(m)=1$ the minimal second order Sobolev space is a subspace of infinite codimension of the domain of the unique closed Bessel operator. The properties of Bessel operators are compared with the properties of the corresponding bilinear forms.

math-ph↗
arXiv2020

1-dimensional Schrodinger operators with complex potentials

We discuss 1-dimensional Schrodinger operators with complex and locally integrable potentials that may have an arbitrary behavior at (finite or infinite) endpoints. The main tool of our analysis are Green's operators, that is, their various right inverses.

math-ph↗
arXiv2018

On the essential spectrum of elliptic differential operators

Let $\mathcal{A}$ be a $C^*$-algebra of bounded uniformly continuous functions on $X=\mathbb{R}^d$ such that $\mathcal{A}$ is stable under translations and contains the continuous functions that have a limit at infinity. Denote $\mathcal{A}^\dagger$ the boundary of $X$ in the character space of $\mathcal{A}$. Then the crossed product $\mathscr{A}=\mathcal{A}\rtimes X$ of $\mathcal{A}$ by the natural action of $X$ on $\mathcal{A}$ is a well defined $C^*$-algebra and to each operator $A\in\mathscr{A}$ one may naturally associate a family of bounded operators $A_\varkappa$ on $L^2(X)$ indexed by the characters $\varkappa\in\mathcal{A}^\dagger$. We show that the essential spectrum of $A$ is the union of the spectra of the operators $A_\varkappa$. The applications cover very general classes of singular elliptic operators.

math.OA↗
arXiv2016

On the Essential Spectrum of N-Body Hamiltonians with Asymptotically Homogeneous Interactions

We determine the essential spectrum of Hamiltonians with N-body type interactions that have radial limits at infinity. This extends the HVZ-theorem, which treats perturbations of the Laplacian by potentials that tend to zero at infinity. Our proof involves $C^*$-algebra techniques that allows one to treat large classes of operators with local singularities and general behavior at infinity. In our case, the configuration space of the system is a finite dimensional, real vector space $X$, and we consider the $C^*$-algebra $\mathcal{E}(X)$ of functions on $X$ generated by functions of the form $v\circπ_Y$, where $Y$ runs over the set of all linear subspaces of $X$, $π_Y$ is the projection of $X$ onto the quotient $X/Y$, and $v:X/Y\to\mathbb{C}$ is a continuous function that has uniform radial limits at infinity. The group $X$ acts by translations on $\mathcal{E}(X)$, and hence the crossed product $\mathscr{E}(X) := \mathcal{E}(X)\rtimes X$ is well defined; the Hamiltonians that are of interest to us are the self-adjoint operators affiliated to it. We determine the characters of $\mathcal{E}(X)$. This then allows us to describe the quotient of $\mathscr{E}(X)$ with respect to the ideal of compact operators, which in turn gives a formula for the essential spectrum of any self-adjoint operator affiliated to $\mathscr(X)$.

math.SP↗
arXiv2014

On the Essential Spectrum of N-Body Systems with Asymptotically Homogeneous of Order Zero Interactions

We overview some of our recent results on the essential spectrum of N-body Hamiltonians with potentials defined by functions that have radial limits at infinity. The results extend the HVZ theorem which describes the essential spectrum of usual N-body Hamiltonians. The proof is based on a careful study of algebras generated by potentials and their cross-products. We also describe the topology on the spectrum of these algebras, thus extending to our setting a result of A. Mageira. Our techniques apply to more general classes of potentials associated to translation invariant algebras of bounded uniformly continuous functions on a finite dimensional vector space.

math.SP↗
arXiv2014

Hamiltonians with purely discrete spectrum

We discuss criteria for a self-adjoint operator on L^2(X) to have empty essential spectrum. We state a general result for the case of a locally compact abelian group X and give examples for X=R^n.

math.FA↗
arXiv2013

Boundary values of resolvents of self-adjoint operators in Krein spaces

We prove in this paper resolvent estimates for the boundary values of resolvents of selfadjoint operators on a Krein space: if $H$ is a selfadjoint operator on a Krein space $\cH$, equipped with the Krein scalar product $\langle \cdot| \cdot \rangle$, $A$ is the generator of a $C_{0}-$group on $\cH$ and $I\subset \rr$ is an interval such that: \begin{itemize} \item[]1) $H$ admits a Borel functional calculus on $I$, \item[]2) the spectral projection $\one_{I}(H)$ is positive in the Krein sense, \item[]3) the following {\em positive commutator estimate} holds: \[ \Re \langle u| [H, ıA]u\rangle\geq c \langle u| u\rangle, \ u \in {\rm Ran}\one_{I}(H), \ c>0. \] \end{itemize} then assuming some smoothness of $H$ with respect to the group $\e^{ıt A}$, the following resolvent estimates hold: \[ \sup_{z\in I\pm ı]0, ν]}\| \langle A\rangle ^{-s}(H-z)^{-1}\langle A\rangle^{-s}\| <\infty, \ s>\12. \] As an application we consider abstract Klein-Gordon equations \[ \p_{t}^{2}ϕ(t)- 2 ık ϕ(t)+ hϕ(t)=0, \] and obtain resolvent estimates for their generators in {\em charge spaces} of Cauchy data.

math-ph↗
arXiv2013

Resolvent and propagation estimates for Klein-Gordon equations with non-positive energy

We study in this paper an abstract class of Klein-Gordon equations: \[ \p_{t}^{2}ϕ(t)- 2ık \p_{t}ϕ(t)+ h ϕ(t)=0, \] where $ϕ: \rr\to \cH$, $\cH$ is a (complex) Hilbert space, and $h$, $k$ are self-adjoint, resp. symmetric operators on $\cH$. We consider their generators $H$ (resp. $K$) in the two natural spaces of Cauchy data, the energy (resp. charge) spaces. We do not assume that the dynamics generated by $H$ or $K$ has any positive conserved quantity, in particular these operators may have complex spectrum. Assuming conditions on $h$ and $k$ which allow to use the theory of selfadjoint operators on Krein spaces, we prove weighted estimates on the boundary values of the resolvents of $H$, $K$ on the real axis. From these resolvent estimates we obtain corresponding propagation estimates on the behavior of the dynamics for large times. Examples include wave or Klein-Gordon equations on asymptotically euclidean or asymptotically hyperbolic manifolds, minimally coupled with an external electro-magnetic field decaying at infinity.

math-ph↗
arXiv2012

C*-algebras associated with some second order differential operators

We compare two C*-algebras that have been used to study the essential spectrum. This is done by considering a simple second order elliptic differential operator acting in L^2(R^N), which is affiliated with one or both of the algebras depending on the behaviour of the coefficients.

math.SP↗
arXiv2009

Homogeneous Schrödinger operators on half-line

The differential expression $L_m=-\partial_x^2 +(m^2-1/4)x^{-2}$ defines a self-adjoint operator H_m on L^2(0;\infty) in a natural way when $m^2 \geq 1$. We study the dependence of H_m on the parameter m, show that it has a unique holomorphic extension to the half-plane Re(m) > -1, and analyze spectral and scattering properties of this family of operators.

math.FA↗
arXiv2009

On the spectral analysis of many-body systems

We describe the essential spectrum and prove the Mourre estimate for quantum particle systems interacting through k-body forces and creation-annihilation processes which do not preserve the number of particles. For this we compute the ``Hamiltonian algebra'' of the system, i.e. the C*-algebra C generated by the Hamiltonians we want to study, and show that, as in the N-body case, it is graded by a semilattice. Hilbert C*-modules graded by semilattices are involved in the construction of C. For example, if we start with an N-body system whose Hamiltonian algebra is B and then we add field type couplings between subsystems, then the many-body Hamiltonian algebra C is the imprimitivity algebra of a graded Hilbert B-module.

math-ph↗
arXiv2008

Hilbert C*-modules and spectral analysis of many-body systems

We study the spectral properties of a class of many channel Hamiltonians which contains those of systems of particles interacting through k-body and field type forces which do not preserve the number of particles. Our results concern the essential spectrum, the Mourre estimate, and the absence of singular continuous spectrum. The appropriate formalism involves graded C*-algebras and Hilbert C*-modules as basic tools.

math-ph↗
arXiv2006

On the Spectral Analysis of Quantum Field Hamiltonians

We define C*-algebras on a Fock space such that the Hamiltonians of quantum field models with positive mass are affiliated to them. We describe the quotient of such algebras with respect to the ideal of compact operators and deduce consequences in the spectral theory of these Hamiltonians: we compute their essential spectrum and give a systematic procedure for proving the Mourre estimate.

math-ph↗