Perturbation and spectral theory for singular indefinite Sturm–Liouville operators

Jussi Behrndt, Philipp Schmitz, Gerald Teschl, Carsten Trunk

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Abstract

We study singular Sturm–Liouville operators of the form [Formula presented] in L2((a,b);rj) with endpoints a and b in the limit point case, where, in contrast to the usual assumptions, the weight functions rj have different signs near a and b. In this situation the associated maximal operators become self-adjoint with respect to indefinite inner products and their spectral properties differ essentially from the Hilbert space situation. We investigate the essential spectra and accumulation properties of nonreal and real discrete eigenvalues; we emphasize that here also perturbations of the indefinite weights rj are allowed. Special attention is paid to Kneser type results in the indefinite setting and to L1 perturbations of periodic operators.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)151-178
Number of pages28
JournalJournal of Differential Equations
Volume405
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5 Oct 2024

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 101002 Analysis

Keywords

  • Discrete spectrum
  • Essential spectrum
  • Indefinite Sturm–Liouville operators
  • Periodic coefficients
  • Perturbations
  • Relative oscillation

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